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Herringthorpe Junior School

Primary · Rotherham · S65 2JW

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 February 2025

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At a glance

354 pupils · 98% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
33% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.herringthorpejuniors.com/
URN
141788

In figures

At its inspection on 11 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

89 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
85%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school85%
Median of its 12 closest peers50%
Rotherham average60%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Balliol Primary SchoolBedford · 97 miles awayGood39%
St John with St Mark CofE Primary SchoolBury · 42 miles awayGood43%
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)Nottingham · 31 miles awayGood49%
Ashgate Primary SchoolDerby · 35 miles awayGood38%
Haimo Primary SchoolLondon · 148 miles awayGood72%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighLeigh · 49 miles awayRequires improvement51%
Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolBasildon · 149 miles awayGood69%
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolWorcester · 92 miles awayGood82%
Lakenham Primary SchoolNorwich · 123 miles awayGood45%
The Beeches Community Primary SchoolIpswich · 138 miles awayGood50%
Compass Primary AcademyKettering · 75 miles awayGood50%
Waterfield Primary SchoolCrawley · 166 miles awayExpected standard63%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Rotherham 74%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 35% (Rotherham 6%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Rotherham 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 3% (Rotherham 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Rotherham 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Rotherham 4%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Rotherham 4%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Rotherham 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Rotherham 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Rotherham 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Rotherham 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.85 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Rotherham: 2.24 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

45% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,271; 5.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,338
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £189,000; in-year balance +£160,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher16.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications33.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways38.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health39%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.7%62.3%
Social housing46.2%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses7.8%22.9%
Flats10.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van35.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007708 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£218,000351 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£175,000–£270,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (39)£295,000
Semi-detached (253)£220,000
Terraced (21)£269,000
Flat (38)£117,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
21an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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