# Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Rotherham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 218 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145273. [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 218
- Council: Rotherham
- URN: 145273

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 May 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Rotherham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Rotherham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Brookfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-primary-academy-e145928): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kilnhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilnhurst-primary-school-e143894): 900 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Swinton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swinton-academy-e143141): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rawmarsh-sandhill-primary-school-e144490): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Milton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-school-e150133): 1.5 km. Special. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swinton-fitzwilliam-primary-school-e143652): 1.5 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145273)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145273)

## How to cite

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