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Crags Community School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rotherham

Strauss Crescent, Rotherham, S66 7QJ

Website 01709812729

51

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 27/02/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.3%

28.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

409

Capacity used

Has space

85%

483 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

37 of 37 families who put it first got an offer

37

Places offered

44

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3737● 100%
2nd preference60● 0%
3rd preference10● 0%
Total443784%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Rotherham lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Elizabeth Normington
Address
Strauss Crescent, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 7QJ
Phone
01709812729
Local authority
Rotherham
Ward / constituency
Maltby East · Rother Valley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143481

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals65%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support28%——
52% boys (212)48% girls (197)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

409 pupils · 483 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 February 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 329 pupils

Attendance

92.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

28.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

23%
20/21
35%
21/22
31%
22/23
26%
23/24
28%
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 & maths51%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard46%
-16% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard63%
-12% vs England
Higher standard8%
-25% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard58%
-14% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard13%
-13% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%
-6% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard63%
-19% vs England

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

Primary results over time

392023512024462025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)46%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.