Maltby Redwood Academy, Rotherham

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Maltby Redwood Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders make careful decisions about how the early years' curriculum is organised."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils develop the skills in the early stages of reading, writing and mathematics that they need to access the curriculum successfully."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place systems to monitor pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders design and implement a curriculum that helps pupils build their knowledge and skills sequentially."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders establish effective processes to support the identification of pupils' individual needs and potential barriers to them succeeding in their education and development."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "At the beginning of the academic year, the school's trust merged with another."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a coherent approach to supporting the personal development of pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils on bespoke learning pathways consistently benefit from a well-designed curriculum and high-quality provision that supports their education and personal development"; "Leaders should use the information they gather to evaluate the school's performance and determine whether actions taken are having the intended impact".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Maltby Redwood Academy. I hope that this introduction gives you a flavour of our Academy and helps you to understand why I, and the staff who work here feel deeply privileged to do so."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Maltby Redwood Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 72% in Rotherham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 90% 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, 25 families put Maltby Redwood Academy as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Maltby Redwood Academy are Maltby Lilly Hall Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Maltby Manor Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 65% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) (1.4 miles, Good, 50% reading, 46% maths); and Crags Community School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 69% maths).

Maltby Redwood Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Maltby Redwood Academy is one of 12 schools run by Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (94%) and Mixed (6%).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Maltby Redwood Academy.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Addison Road/Willow Road (adjacent), 290 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 58 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Rotherham (146).

In 2024/25, Maltby Redwood Academy issued 10 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.