SCHOOL PROFILE

Anston Park Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150959
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Rotherham
Trust WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 206 206 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 100 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 106 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.6%
3.8 pts above England
School 28.6%
Rotherham 30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.5%
18.8 pts below England
School 1.5%
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
94.7%
195
White and Asian
1.9%
4
Any other White background
1.5%
3
African
1.0%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
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 26.7% 55 of 206 pupils
5.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.7%
Rotherham 24.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.3% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 9.5 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 5

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.

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

5.56%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 5.56%
Rotherham 6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.46%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.64 pts higher than England
School 19.46%
Rotherham 17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.45%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.35 pts lower than England
School 0.45%
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

68.7% 19.5 pts below England
Anston Park Junior School
68.7%
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