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Bramley Sunnyside Junior School, ROTHERHAM

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Ages 7–11

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Rotherham, part of James Montgomery Academy Trust. It was 96% full in 2025.

Capacity
96% full
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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School in detail

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School in its own words

In its own words: "On behalf of the governors and staff, I am incredibly proud to welcome you and your child to Bramley Sunnyside Junior School. As a school, we instil the highest expectations in order for all our children to succeed through a creative curriculum of excellence."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking, art and sewing.

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106861), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Bramley Sunnyside Junior School

Across Rotherham, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Rotherham lodged 93 appeals against primary school offers; 75 reached a hearing and 27 succeeded (36% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Bramley Sunnyside Junior School are Bramley Sunnyside Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Bramley Grange Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 77% reading, 74% maths); Flanderwell Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Wickersley Northfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 89% maths).

Bramley Sunnyside Infant SchoolBramley Grange Primary SchoolFlanderwell Primary SchoolWickersley Northfield Primary School

The trust

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School is one of 20 schools run by James Montgomery Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 20 schools in James Montgomery Academy Trust

Who goes there

15.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 39 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 10 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Parkgate, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Flanderwell Lane/Flanderwell Avenue (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Likely (~343m)Possible (~490m)Unlikely (~637m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Laura Robson
Pupils:331
LA:Rotherham
Phone:01709542231
Address:Flanderwell Lane, Bramley, ROTHERHAM, S66 3QW
Trust:JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST (20 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2025

Ofsted Rating

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Bramley Sunnyside Junior School (URN 106861), it was rated Good in July 2016.

URN:150215
UKPRN:10093459
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Rotherham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

15.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

27.9

Avg class size

27.9

KS2

11

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

Results at Bramley Sunnyside Junior School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106861). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths+5ppWriting+9pp

Reading has improved from 74% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 81% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 74% to 83% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bramley Sunnyside Junior School.

  • Pop's Outdoor Adventure720m away · Not yet graded
  • The Lime Trees at Wickersley Northfield Primary School890m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Rotherham's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Flanderwell Lane/Flanderwell Avenue (adj)
94m · 2 min walk
Flanderwell Lane/Sycamore Avenue (opp)
143m · 2 min walk
Belvedere Parade/Ferndale Drive (nr)
246m · 4 min walk
Flanderwell Lane/Main Street (adj)
247m · 4 min walk
Flanderwell Lane/St Johns Avenue (adj)
317m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Bramley Sunnyside Junior School is in Rotherham; for families living there:

Apply to Rotherham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Rotherham is 13 (the median across 128 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Commute and house prices

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

347 pupils

360 places

13 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - ROTHERHAM

Low pressure
New homes approved:65
Projected new pupils:16

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for ROTHERHAM

Across Rotherham council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

3,506

Applications

2,863

Got 1st preference

94.3%

Got preferred school

98.5%

All primary applications across Rotherham council (2026/27), not just this school.

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

39

SEN Support

10

EHC Plans

14.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication18
Specific Learning Difficulty12
Autistic Spectrum Disorder10
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
90.0%
Asian
3.0%
Black
0.9%
Mixed
3.3%
Other
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.7%
English as Additional Language3.9%

331

Total Pupils

181

Boys

150

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

23.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£43,557

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£1847k

Total funding

£79k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£109,817
EAL funding£2,380
Lump sum£141,473

2025-26 financial year allocations

Absence at Bramley Sunnyside Junior School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106861). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

4.1%

Overall absence

7.1%

Persistent absence

352

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)7.1%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
2.9%
20/21
5.6%
21/22
5.1%
22/23
4.2%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Bramley Sunnyside Junior School

Are there exam results for Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106861), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Bramley Sunnyside Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Bramley Sunnyside Junior School (URN 106861), it was rated Good in July 2016.

What is the catchment area for Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

No fixed boundary. When Bramley Sunnyside Junior School is oversubscribed, Rotherham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Classes at Bramley Sunnyside Junior School average 27.9 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School has around 331 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Apply through Rotherham's coordinated admissions process, naming Bramley Sunnyside Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Does Bramley Sunnyside Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Bramley Sunnyside Junior School: Pop's Outdoor Adventure (720m away, registered, not yet graded) and The Lime Trees at Wickersley Northfield Primary School (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rotherham is 13 (the median across 128 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?

Bramley Sunnyside Junior School is at Flanderwell Lane, Bramley, ROTHERHAM, South Yorkshire, S66 3QW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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