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Education in Rotherham

Metropolitan borough

South Yorkshire and The Humber. 279,161 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 287 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Rotherham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Rotherham had 128 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
128
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Rotherham had 128 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Rotherham among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Rotherham is 128.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Rotherham. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Rotherham

Rotherham has 128 open schools: 3 nursery, 96 primary, 16 secondary, 10 special, 2 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
40
Requires improvement
8
Inadequate
1

51 of the 123 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2019 and July 2024.

23 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

21 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Rotherham

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Aston Fence Junior and Infant School (February 2024), Coleridge Primary (October 2022).

Nursery (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Arnold Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5172Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Aughton Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school2 to 5118Improved significantly, February 2025Good (overall), January 2020
Rawmarsh Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5165School remains Outstanding, October 2023

Primary (96)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Anston Brook Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11160Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met41% met KS2 standard
Anston Greenlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11211School remains Good, February 202361% met KS2 standard
Anston Hillcrest Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11237Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Anston Park Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7155School remains Good, June 2022
Anston Park Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11206Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed
Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11176Good (overall), October 202276% met KS2 standard
Aston Fence Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 11206Outstanding (overall), February 202483% met KS2 standard
Aston Hall Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11288Standards maintained, November 202480% met KS2 standard
Aston Lodge Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11174Good (overall), May 202359% met KS2 standard
Aughton Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11141Standards maintained, January 202550% met KS2 standard
Badsley Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11548Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade39% met KS2 standard
Blackburn Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11143School remains Good, December 202257% met KS2 standard
Bramley Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11209Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met74% met KS2 standard
Bramley Sunnyside Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7269Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Bramley Sunnyside Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11331Standards maintained, November 2024
Brampton Cortonwood Infant SchoolAcademy converter2 to 7110Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11441Good (overall), July 202464% met KS2 standard
Brinsworth Howarth Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11181School remains Good, May 202466% met KS2 standard
Brinsworth Manor Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 7160Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures
Brinsworth Manor Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11235Good (overall), September 202262% met KS2 standard
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11292Good (overall), July 202363% met KS2 standard
Brookfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11260Good (overall), September 202272% met KS2 standard
Broom Valley Community SchoolCommunity school3 to 11401Good (overall), October 202346% met KS2 standard
Canklow Woods Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11245Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade43% met KS2 standard
Catcliffe Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11145Good (overall), January 202355% met KS2 standard
Coleridge PrimaryAcademy sponsor led2 to 11253Outstanding (overall), October 202267% met KS2 standard
Crags Community SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11409Requires improvement (overall), February 202446% met KS2 standard
Dinnington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11184Requires improvement (overall), July 202433% met KS2 standard
East Dene PrimaryAcademy sponsor led3 to 11326Good (overall), November 202248% met KS2 standard
Eastwood Village Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11195Good (overall), March 202432% met KS2 standard
Ferham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11228Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade13% met KS2 standard
Flanderwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11395Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Foljambe Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11144Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade26% met KS2 standard
Greasbrough Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11271Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met72% met KS2 standard
Harthill Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11149Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
Herringthorpe Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7281Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Herringthorpe Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11354Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade85% met KS2 standard
High Greave Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 797Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
High Greave Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11133Standards maintained, November 202458% met KS2 standard
Highfield Farm Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1176Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met42% met KS2 standard
Kilnhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11170Good (overall), September 202268% met KS2 standard
Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11218School remains Good, May 202253% met KS2 standard
Kimberworth Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11246Good (overall), May 202468% met KS2 standard
Kiveton Park Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7158Good (overall), April 2023
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11172Requires improvement (overall), April 202446% met KS2 standard
Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11104Requires improvement (overall), February 202447% met KS2 standard
Laughton Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11188Good (overall), January 202353% met KS2 standard
Listerdale Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11361Good (overall), July 202474% met KS2 standard
Maltby Lilly Hall AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11452Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Maltby Manor AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11362School remains Good, February 202352% met KS2 standard
Maltby Redwood AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11202Good (overall), March 202264% met KS2 standard
Meadow View Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11225Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade39% met KS2 standard
Monkwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11436Good (overall), June 202356% met KS2 standard
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11225School remains Good, February 202469% met KS2 standard
Ravenfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11201School remains Good, April 202370% met KS2 standard
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11166Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met52% met KS2 standard
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11212Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7121School remains Good, November 2023
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11176Good (overall), June 202354% met KS2 standard
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 11212Good (overall), January 202343% met KS2 standard
Redscope Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11417Good (overall), June 202368% met KS2 standard
Rockingham Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11315Good (overall), September 202246% met KS2 standard
Roughwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11262Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met81% met KS2 standard
Sitwell Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11302Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met72% met KS2 standard
Sitwell Nursery & Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7221Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Springwood Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11238Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade32% met KS2 standard
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11246Improved significantly, April 2025Good (overall), February 202097% met KS2 standard
St Ann's Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11374Good (overall), September 202334% met KS2 standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11347Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
St Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11150Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11180Good (overall), February 202448% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11141Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), May 202111% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11211Good (overall), April 202374% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)Academy converter3 to 11136Good (overall), July 202229% met KS2 standard
Swallownest Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11205Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11313Some aspects not as strong, January 202576% met KS2 standard
Swinton Queen Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11339Good (overall), October 202258% met KS2 standard
Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11316Good (overall), October 202263% met KS2 standard
Thorpe Hesley Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11580School remains Outstanding, November 202362% met KS2 standard
Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11176Good (overall), March 202463% met KS2 standard
Thrybergh Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11159Good (overall), September 202347% met KS2 standard
Thurcroft Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7232Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Thurcroft Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led7 to 11289Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade76% met KS2 standard
Todwick Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11205Good (overall), March 202381% met KS2 standard
Treeton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11299Good (overall), January 202261% met KS2 standard
Trinity Croft CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11184School remains Good, May 202360% met KS2 standard
Wales Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11209School remains Good, May 202481% met KS2 standard
Wath Central Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11408Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Wath Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11423Standards maintained, April 202576% met KS2 standard
Wath Victoria Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11279Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Waverley Primary AcademyFree schools2 to 11687Good (overall), July 202369% met KS2 standard
Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11105School remains Good, January 202363% met KS2 standard
Whiston Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11191Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11241Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met93% met KS2 standard
Wickersley Northfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11443School remains Good, March 202377% met KS2 standard
Woodsetts Primary SchoolAcademy converter0 to 11235Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met100% met KS2 standard

Secondary (16)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Aston AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,366Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 45.3
Brinsworth AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,389School remains Good, February 2022Attainment 8: 46.0
Clifton Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,146Some aspects not as strong, November 2024Good (overall), December 2019Attainment 8: 37.0
Dinnington High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,005Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changedAttainment 8: 46.7
Maltby AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,096Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 39.8
Oakwood High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,067Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 47.0
Rawmarsh Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,067Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 40.1
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in HumanitiesAcademy converter11 to 16687Requires improvement (overall), April 2024, before the school changedAttainment 8: 39.7
St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16818Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 50.3
Swinton AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16870Good (overall), June 2023Attainment 8: 40.7
Thrybergh AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16525Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvementAttainment 8: 34.6
Wales High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,783School remains Good, October 2023Attainment 8: 44.5
Wath AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 182,104Good (overall), July 2023Attainment 8: 49.7
Wickersley School and Sports CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,984Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 48.8
Wingfield AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16990Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 50.1
Winterhill SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16941School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 41.8

Special (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Abbey SchoolAcademy special sponsor led5 to 19238Standards maintained, March 2025
Abbeywood SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1892No outcome in Ofsted's file
Elements AcademyFree schools special7 to 16170Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Hilltop SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19180Standards maintained, March 2025
Kelford SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19172School remains Good, May 2024
Milton SchoolAcademy special converter4 to 16179Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Newman SchoolAcademy special sponsor led2 to 19185Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed
River ValleyOther independent special school6 to 18No outcome in Ofsted's file
ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGESpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Willows SchoolAcademy special converter7 to 19197Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
RNN GroupFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Thomas Rotherham CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 190Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Rotherham AspirePupil referral unit5 to 1696School remains Good, May 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.