Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School, Rotherham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school provides a happy, safe community where pupils enjoy their time and develop good behaviour and respect for others. The leadership team is actively working to improve teaching quality, and recent progress shows this is starting to work. Pupils are developing good reading and writing skills and learning to apply these across different subjects.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour is good - they are polite, respectful and feel safe in school with rare bullying incidents
- Teaching is improving strongly and recent pupils' books show good progress
- The curriculum is rich with varied clubs and visits that pupils enjoy
- School leaders and governors have driven improvements since the last inspection
- Leaders work effectively with other schools to improve practice
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not make fast enough progress in English and mathematics from their starting points
- Teaching pace is sometimes too slow, with activities taking too long
- Work set for different groups is not always at the right level - some tasks are too hard or too easy
- Successful teaching approaches used in some classes have not been adopted school-wide
- Achievement of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is too variable
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - pupils behave well, feel safe in school, and bullying is rare.
Extracurricular Activities
Physical education and sport, Reading Club, varied clubs and visits
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School requires improvement overall. Pupils' progress in English and mathematics is not consistently strong enough, and teaching quality needs to improve further.
At a Glance
15.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 82% to 70%. Maths has declined from 67% to 50%. Writing has declined from 73% to 67%.
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
212 pupils
210 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Rotherham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rotherham
Admissions Demand - Rotherham
Places available
3,646
Applications
2,598
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Rotherham (2025/26)
Inspection History(109)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.04237%
Overall absence
8.88889%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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