School admissions in Rotherham

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 24 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Rotherham in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 68 schools in Rotherham first 2,479 times for 2,456 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 16 of the 68 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 11 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.30 miles (Kimberworth Community Primary School) to 1.87 miles (Thorpe Hesley Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Rotherham first 2,633 times for 2,564 places: 1.03 first choices per place. 4 of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.80 miles (Oakwood High School) to 2.40 miles (Wickersley School and Sports College).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

68 schools. 16 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Lacewood Primary SchoolRotherham	1.52	25	0.428 miles 2024
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham	1.50	30	0.511 miles 2026
Waverley Primary AcademyRotherham	1.47	89	not published
Whiston Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham	1.40	30	not published
Coleridge PrimaryRotherham	1.27	30	0.329 miles 2026
Crags Community SchoolRotherham	1.21	43	not published
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham	1.20	44	0.39 miles 2026
Kimberworth Community Primary SchoolRotherham	1.17	29	0.301 miles 2026
Thorpe Hesley Primary SchoolRotherham	1.15	68	1.872 miles 2026
Brinsworth Howarth Primary SchoolRotherham	1.13	30	0.627 miles 2026
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham	1.11	18	0.896 miles 2025
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolRotherham	1.10	30	not published
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham	1.07	30	0.993 miles 2026
Gooseacre Primary AcademyRotherham	1.06	50	0.485 miles 2025
Maltby Lilly Hall AcademyRotherham	1.05	60	1.11 miles 2026
St Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham	1.03	30	1.617 miles 2026
Eastwood Village Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	20	not published
Foljambe Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	21	not published
High Greave Infant SchoolRotherham	1.00	23	not published
Highfield Farm Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	7	not published
Maltby Manor AcademyRotherham	1.00	45	0.912 miles 2026
Monkwood Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	45	not published
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	27	not published
Ravenfield Primary AcademyRotherham	1.00	27	not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	30	not published
Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary AcademyRotherham	1.00	22	not published
Thrybergh Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	22	not published
Trinity Croft CofE Primary AcademyRotherham	1.00	26	not published
Wath Central Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	53	not published
Wath Church of England Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	56	not published
Wath Victoria Primary SchoolRotherham	1.00	21	not published
Thurcroft Infant SchoolROTHERHAM	0.99	68	not published
Sitwell Nursery & Infant SchoolRotherham	0.98	60	1.246 miles 2026
Badsley Primary SchoolRotherham	0.98	59	not published
Bramley Sunnyside Infant SchoolRotherham	0.97	74	not published
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant SchoolRotherham	0.97	36	not published
Goldthorpe Primary AcademyRotherham	0.97	35	not published
East Dene PrimaryRotherham	0.97	32	not published
Rockingham Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham	0.97	32	not published
Highgate Primary AcademyRotherham	0.97	30	not published
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary SchoolRotherham	0.96	25	not published
Flanderwell Primary SchoolRotherham	0.96	50	not published
Roughwood Primary SchoolRotherham	0.96	23	not published
Listerdale Primary AcademyRotherham	0.95	40	not published
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary SchoolRotherham	0.95	19	not published
Wickersley Northfield Primary SchoolRotherham	0.94	53	not published
Greasbrough Primary SchoolRotherham	0.94	35	not published
Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham	0.94	16	not published
Thornhill Primary SchoolRotherham	0.94	31	not published
Canklow Woods Primary SchoolRotherham	0.93	29	not published
Maltby Redwood AcademyRotherham	0.93	27	not published
The Hill Primary AcademyRotherham	0.92	39	not published
Meadow View Primary SchoolRotherham	0.92	24	not published
Bramley Grange Primary SchoolRotherham	0.90	21	not published
Ferham Primary SchoolRotherham	0.90	20	not published
Herringthorpe Infant SchoolRotherham	0.90	77	not published
Broom Valley Community SchoolRotherham	0.89	56	not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRotherham	0.89	28	not published
Redscope Primary SchoolRotherham	0.87	46	not published
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary SchoolRotherham	0.87	45	not published
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary SchoolRotherham	0.87	15	not published
St Ann's Primary SchoolRotherham	0.87	30	not published
Brinsworth Manor Infant SchoolRotherham	0.84	38	not published
Heather Garth Primary School AcademyRotherham	0.84	19	1.161 miles 2024
Blackburn Primary SchoolRotherham	0.80	15	not published
Treeton Church of England Primary SchoolRotherham	0.78	60	not published
Carrfield Primary AcademyRotherham	0.77	39	not published
Catcliffe Primary SchoolRotherham	0.62	29	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

13 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolRotherham	1.74	146	not published
Wath AcademyRotherham	1.49	322	1.498 miles 2026
Wingfield AcademyRotherham	1.07	195	1.118 miles 2026
Oakwood High SchoolRotherham	1.05	205	0.803 miles 2026
Wickersley School and Sports CollegeRotherham	0.99	332	2.397 miles 2026
Maltby AcademyRotherham	0.95	175	not published
Brinsworth AcademyRotherham	0.91	225	not published
Winterhill SchoolRotherham	0.90	177	not published
Rawmarsh Community SchoolRotherham	0.86	173	not published
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in HumanitiesRotherham	0.85	131	not published
Thrybergh AcademyRotherham	0.77	83	not published
Astrea Academy DearneRotherham	0.77	213	not published
Clifton Community SchoolRotherham	0.68	187	not published