Maltby Manor Academy, Rotherham
Maltby Manor Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rotherham, part of Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 43rd-highest of the 67 schools in Rotherham with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rotherham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Maltby Manor Academy in detail
Maltby Manor Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Use this section to find out about our Academy, meet our staff, governors and pupils, and find key information. Simply decide what you would like to find out and use our sidebar to navigate."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Maltby Manor Academy. I am Mrs K Atkin, the Principal. Here we take great pride in being a close-knit learning community where the well-being and success of our children and their families are at the heart of our mission."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Maltby Manor Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 72% in Rotherham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Maltby Manor Academy
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Maltby Manor Academy as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Maltby Manor Academy are Maltby Lilly Hall Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) (0.7 miles, Good, 50% reading, 46% maths); Crags Community School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 69% maths); and Maltby Redwood Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths).
Maltby Manor Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Maltby Lilly Hall AcademySt Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)Crags Community SchoolMaltby Redwood Academy
The trust
Maltby Manor Academy is one of 12 schools run by Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
37.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Maltby Manor Academy.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Braithwell Road/Chadwick Drive (adjacent), 260 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Maltby Manor Academy issued 23 suspensions, 6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2017 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
37.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.4
Avg class size
23.6
Infant (KS1)
24.9
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Maltby Manor Academy
ABM themed menu Day " Super Bites- Hunger heroes to the rescue"
24 Sep 2026
ABM Themed Menu Day " Kick off The World Cup Celebration"
9 Jun 2026
ABM Themed Menu Day "Lunar New Year"
5 Feb 2026
ABM Themed Menu day "World Book Day"
5 Feb 2026
ABM Themed Menu Day "HAppy Easter"
5 Feb 2026
ABM Themed menu day "Red Nose-Comic Relief day"
5 Feb 2026
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Before and after school care
Maltby Manor Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Rotherham
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Maltby Manor Academy.
- Pop's Outdoor MaltbyAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Fun Hub900m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Maltby Manor Academy 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
Free school transport
Check free transport to Maltby Manor Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Maltby Manor Academy 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
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
349 pupils
420 places
71 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rotherham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rotherham
Across Rotherham council
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.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
16.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
362
Total Pupils
189
Boys
173
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,706
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,394
Per pupil
£2202k
Total funding
£212k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
27.2%
Persistent absence
324
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Maltby Manor Academy
Questions parents ask about Maltby Manor Academy
What are SATs results like at Maltby Manor Academy?
Of the pupils at Maltby Manor Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Maltby Manor Academy's Ofsted rating?
Maltby Manor Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Maltby Manor Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Maltby Manor Academy is oversubscribed, Rotherham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Maltby Manor Academy?
Maltby Manor Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Maltby Manor Academy?
Classes at Maltby Manor Academy average 23.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Maltby Manor Academy?
Maltby Manor Academy has around 362 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Maltby Manor Academy?
7.6% of sessions were missed at Maltby Manor Academy in 2024/25. 27.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Maltby Manor Academy?
Apply through Rotherham's coordinated admissions process, naming Maltby Manor Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Maltby Manor Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Maltby Manor Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Pop's Outdoor Maltby (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Maltby Manor Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Maltby Manor Academy?
Maltby Manor Academy is at Davy Drive, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 8JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)