Eastwood Village Primary School, Rotherham

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils at Eastwood Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 40% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 72% in Rotherham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 54% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Eastwood Village Primary School as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Eastwood Village Primary School are Coleridge Primary (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 77% maths); St Ann's Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 49% reading, 51% maths); East Dene Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 54% maths); and High Greave Infant School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Eastwood Village Primary School.

Eastwood Village Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Central Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

74.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 86.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (18%) and Asian (10%).

Eastwood Village Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Parkgate, about 280 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fitzwilliam Road/Shakespeare Road (adjacent), 290 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eastwood Village Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 501 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Rotherham (146), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Eastwood Village Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Eastwood Village Primary School are Clifton Community School (0.6 miles), Wingfield Academy (1.7 miles) and Rawmarsh Community School (1.8 miles).