Sitwell Nursery & Infant School, Rotherham
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Rotherham. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. It was 95% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School in detail
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School in its own words
In its own words: "A Warm Welcome Our Vision & Values Meet the Sitwell Family Meet Our School Dog Meet our Governors School Uniform Our School Day Tour of the school Term Dates Safeguarding & Child Protection Financial Benchmarking UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) Foundation 1 (Nursery) Admissions Foundation 2 (Reception) Admissions 2025 Governor Secure Area Vacancies Contact Us Complaints"
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £10 per day.
Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 5pm, an open evening on Wednesday 25 November 2026, an open evening on Monday 7 December 2026 at 5pm and an open evening on Friday 11 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Rotherham
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Sitwell Nursery & Infant School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sitwell Nursery & Infant School are Sitwell Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 82% maths); 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 SchoolWhiston Junior and Infant SchoolHerringthorpe Infant SchoolHerringthorpe Junior School
What parents say
48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sitwell Nursery & Infant School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (86%).
Who goes there
9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 39.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (62%), White British (21%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 80 pupils (36.2%) received SEN support and 9 (4.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
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.
The area around the school
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.
Suspensions and exclusions
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sitwell Nursery & Infant School are St Bernard's Catholic High School (0.7 miles), Oakwood High School (0.8 miles) and Clifton Community School (1.3 miles).
St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolOakwood High SchoolClifton Community School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 · 1 year agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a caring environment where relationships and kindness are at the heart of everything. The school excels at teaching reading through expert phonics instruction, and your child will also benefit from a rich, ambitious curriculum that develops their knowledge and character. Staff genuinely support families and work closely with you to help your child succeed.
Key Strengths
- Excellent reading instruction with well-trained staff and structured daily phonics sessions that help children read fluently
- Strong behaviour and kindness throughout the school, with clear expectations and positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with effective teaching in subjects like art and design
- Prompt identification of pupils with SEND and targeted support from external specialists
- Commitment to pupils' broader development including British values, leadership roles and environmental awareness
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching approaches are not being applied consistently across all subjects, meaning some pupils don't develop secure understanding in certain areas
- School should ensure all subjects use the same effective strategies to help pupils learn the ambitious curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide range of inclusive clubs, breakfast club, after-school tea club, leadership roles such as Happiness Heroes and reading buddies
Sitwell Infant School is a good school where pupils are safe, happy and achieve well. The school has high ambitions for all pupils and creates a nurturing environment built on strong relationships.
At a Glance
9.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
48 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
24.4
Infant (KS1)
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
Weekly Attendance - Week Ending 2nd October 2026
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Theme Tea Club
20 Apr 2026
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13 Mar 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sitwell Nursery & Infant School.
- The Lime Trees at Winston Junior and Infant School730m away · Not yet graded
- The Lime Trees at Whiston Worrygoose880m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Rotherham. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sitwell Nursery & Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sitwell Nursery & Infant School 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
- 23
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 16 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
5 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
95%
Near capacity
212 pupils
222 places
10 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(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
80
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
40.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
221
Total Pupils
123
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
22.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,887
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,630
Per pupil
£1323k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
13.1%
Persistent absence
145
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
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
Questions parents ask about Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
What is Sitwell Nursery & Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is oversubscribed, Rotherham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
Classes at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School average 24.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School has around 221 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Sitwell Nursery & Infant School in 2024/25. 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
Apply through Rotherham's coordinated admissions process, naming Sitwell Nursery & Infant School 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 Sitwell Nursery & Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Sitwell Nursery & Infant School: The Lime Trees at Winston Junior and Infant School (730m away, registered, not yet graded) and The Lime Trees at Whiston Worrygoose (880m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Sitwell Nursery & Infant School's term dates?
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Rotherham. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 16 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 5 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 Sitwell Nursery & Infant School?
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is at Grange Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 3LA.
Sources: Rotherham term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)