Sitwell Junior School, Rotherham

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Sitwell Junior School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils enjoy attending school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school has established comprehensive personal, social and health education and relationships and health and sex education curriculums for pupils."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' attainment in national assessments is positive."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school has refined its curriculum since the previous inspection."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "From when pupils join the school, leaders successfully ensure that any barriers to learning are identified and that appropriate support is put in place."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should refine systems to evaluate the impact of the school's work, such as the pupil premium strategy, ensuring that this improved insight better supports decision-making and the oversight of those with responsibility for governance"; "Leaders should further strengthen work to support pupils who need help with their spelling or reading fluency so that these gaps in knowledge and skills are rapidly closed".

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Sitwell Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 72% in Rotherham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

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).

The nearest other state primary schools to Sitwell Junior School are Sitwell Nursery & Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); Whiston Junior and Infant School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Herringthorpe Infant School (0.4 miles, Outstanding); and Herringthorpe Junior School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 91% maths).

Sitwell Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Sitwell Junior School is one of 4 schools run by Inspire Learning Trust, an academy trust.

48% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (57%), White British (25%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Rotherham Station To Sheffield, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broom Lane/Stag Lane (near), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 225 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Rotherham (146), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Sitwell Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sitwell Junior School are St Bernard's Catholic High School (0.7 miles), Oakwood High School (0.8 miles) and Clifton Community School (1.3 miles).