OFSTED
15 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Rotherham
Trust
ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
260
252 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
143
55.0% of pupils
Male pupils
117
45.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.8 pts
above England
School
34.6%
Rotherham
30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
below England
School
8.5%
Rotherham
13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rotherham
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.5%
225
Any other White background
2.3%
6
Unclassified
2.3%
6
Gypsy / Roma
1.9%
5
Indian
1.9%
5
Pakistani
1.5%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.1%
47 of
260 pupils
2.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Rotherham
66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rotherham
65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Rotherham
66.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.06 pts
lower than
England
School
6.16%
Rotherham
6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.26 pts
higher than
England
School
21.08%
Rotherham
17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.16 pts
higher than
England
School
1.96%
Rotherham
2.07%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.5%
5.6 pts
below England
Brookfield Primary Academy
82.5%
Rotherham
88.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.