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Best primary schools in Rotherham

84 of 96 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Rotherham schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 69 of them.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Woodsetts Primary School Worksop 100.0% Good about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
2 St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School Rotherham 97.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Rotherham 93.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
4 Herringthorpe Junior School Rotherham 85.0% Not judged — approximate
5 Aston Fence Junior and Infant School Sheffield 83.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
6 Roughwood Primary School Rotherham 81.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
7 Todwick Primary School Sheffield 81.0% Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
8 Wales Primary School Sheffield 81.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
9 Aston Hall Junior and Infant School Sheffield 80.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
10 St Gerard's Catholic Primary School Rotherham 79.0% Not judged about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Swallownest Primary School Sheffield 78.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
12 Wickersley Northfield Primary School Rotherham 77.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
13 Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Sheffield hidden gem 76.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Mexborough 76.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
15 Thurcroft Junior Academy Rotherham 76.0% Not judged — mapped
16 Wath Church of England Primary School Rotherham 76.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Bramley Grange Primary School Rotherham 74.0% Requires improvement about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
18 Listerdale Primary Academy Rotherham 74.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
19 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Rotherham 74.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School Rotherham 73.0% Not judged improving — approximate
21 Brookfield Primary Academy Mexborough 72.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
22 Greasbrough Primary School Rotherham 72.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
23 Sitwell Junior School Rotherham 72.0% Good — mapped
24 Ravenfield Primary Academy Rotherham 70.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
25 Whiston Junior and Infant School Rotherham 70.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
26 Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Rotherham 69.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 St Bede's Catholic Primary School Rotherham 69.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Waverley Primary Academy Rotherham 69.0% Good oversubscribed 1.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
29 Flanderwell Primary School Rotherham 68.0% Outstanding about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
30 Kilnhurst Primary School Mexborough 68.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Kimberworth Community Primary School Rotherham 68.0% Good oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
32 Redscope Primary School Rotherham hidden gem 68.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
33 Coleridge Primary Rotherham 67.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Rotherham 66.0% Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
35 Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Rotherham 64.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Maltby Redwood Academy Rotherham 64.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
37 Anston Hillcrest Primary School Sheffield 63.0% Not judged about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
38 Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Rotherham hidden gem 63.0% Good improving about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
39 Thornhill Primary School Rotherham 63.0% Good declining about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
40 Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy Rotherham 63.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School Rotherham 63.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
42 Brinsworth Manor Junior School Rotherham 62.0% Good — mapped
43 Thorpe Hesley Primary School Rotherham 62.0% Outstanding about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
44 Anston Greenlands Primary School Sheffield 61.0% Good oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
45 Treeton Church of England Primary School Rotherham hidden gem 61.0% Good undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
46 Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy Rotherham 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 Aston Lodge Primary School Sheffield 59.0% Good improving about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
48 Harthill Primary School Sheffield 59.0% Not judged about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
49 High Greave Junior School Rotherham 58.0% Good — mapped
50 Swinton Queen Primary School Mexborough 58.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
51 Wath Central Primary School Rotherham 58.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
52 Blackburn Primary School Rotherham hidden gem 57.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
53 Maltby Lilly Hall Academy Rotherham 57.0% Good about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
54 Monkwood Primary School Rotherham 56.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
55 Catcliffe Primary School Rotherham hidden gem 55.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
56 Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School Rotherham 54.0% Good improving about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
57 Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Mexborough 53.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
58 Laughton Junior and Infant School Sheffield hidden gem 53.0% Good undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
59 Maltby Manor Academy Rotherham 52.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
60 Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Rotherham 52.0% Requires improvement about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
61 Aughton Primary Academy Sheffield 50.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
62 East Dene Primary Rotherham 48.0% Good improving about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
63 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Rotherham 48.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
64 Wath Victoria Primary School Rotherham 48.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
65 Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School Sheffield 47.0% Requires improvement about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
66 Thrybergh Primary School Rotherham 47.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
67 Broom Valley Community School Rotherham hidden gem 46.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
68 Crags Community School Rotherham 46.0% Requires improvement oversubscribed 1.21 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
69 Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School Sheffield 46.0% Requires improvement — mapped
70 Rockingham Junior and Infant School Rotherham 46.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
71 Canklow Woods Primary School Rotherham 43.0% Not judged about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
72 Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School Rotherham 43.0% Good improving about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
73 Highfield Farm Primary School Rotherham 42.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
74 Anston Brook Primary School Sheffield 41.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
75 Badsley Primary School Rotherham 39.0% Not judged about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
76 Meadow View Primary School Rotherham 39.0% Not judged about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
77 St Ann's Primary School Rotherham hidden gem 34.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
78 Dinnington Community Primary School Sheffield 33.0% Requires improvement improving about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
79 Eastwood Village Primary School Rotherham 32.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
80 Springwood Primary Academy Sheffield 32.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
81 St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby) Rotherham hidden gem 29.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.64 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
82 Foljambe Primary School Rotherham 26.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
83 Ferham Primary School Rotherham 13.0% Not judged about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 mapped
84 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Sheffield 11.0% Good improving about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Rotherham

12 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Rotherham, not a fairer one.

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