SCHOOL PROFILE

Foljambe Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149198
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Rotherham
Trust WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 144 136 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 70 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 74 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

62.5%
37.7 pts above England
School 62.5%
Rotherham 30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.3%
14.0 pts below England
School 6.3%
Rotherham 13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
84.0%
121
White and Asian
3.5%
5
African
2.1%
3
Pakistani
2.1%
3
White and Black African
2.1%
3
Any other White background
1.4%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 53.5% 77 of 144 pupils
32.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 53.5%
Rotherham 24.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 35.4% 51 pupils
England 14.8% 20.6 pts above
EHC plans 18.1% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 12.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 5
Physical disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

26.0% 34.4 pts below England
School 26.0%
Rotherham 55.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

37.0%

36.8 pts below England

School 37.0%
Rotherham 66.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

37.0%

33.3 pts below England

School 37.0%
Rotherham 65.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

47.0%

25.0 pts below England

School 47.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.91 pts higher than England
School 8.13%
Rotherham 6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.08 pts higher than England
School 25.89%
Rotherham 17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.77 pts higher than England
School 3.57%
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

68.6% 19.6 pts below England
Foljambe Primary School
68.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information