# Whiston Junior and Infant School

Whiston Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Rotherham, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140115. [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 191
- Council: Rotherham
- URN: 140115

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 70% of pupils at Whiston Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Rotherham and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 70% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Newman School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newman-school-e151166): 450 m. Special. Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed
- [Sitwell Nursery & Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sitwell-nursery-and-infant-school-e106858): 660 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- [Sitwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sitwell-junior-school-e141060): 660 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiston-worrygoose-junior-and-infant-school-e140116): 700 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Herringthorpe Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herringthorpe-infant-school-e106851): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Herringthorpe Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herringthorpe-junior-school-e141788): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 85% 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/140115)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140115)

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