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Kimberworth Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Rotherham

Kimberworth Road, Rotherham, S61 1HE

Website 01709740879

69

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 22/05/2024

Application demand

97%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

13.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

246

Capacity used

Has space

78%

316 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

97%

1st preference success rate

30 of 31 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

59

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3130● 97%
2nd preference170● 0%
3rd preference110● 0%
Total593051%

1st preference success by year

97%
2020
79%
2021
94%
2022
100%
2023
75%
2024
97%
2025

Rotherham lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Alison Stothard
Address
Kimberworth Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 1HE
Phone
01709740879
Local authority
Rotherham
Ward / constituency
Rotherham West · Rotherham
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106845

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals44%——
English as additional language19%——
SEN support17%——
55% boys (136)45% girls (110)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

246 pupils · 316 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    22 May 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 186 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
24%
21/22
17%
22/23
15%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths69%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard21%
-12% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard71%
-1% vs England
Greater depth4%
-9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

572019452023692024682025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Rotherham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.