Community school · Rotherham

Broom Valley Community School

3–11Ages
401Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106835URN

Broom Valley Road, Rotherham, S60 2QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.6 below Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

63 applications for 56 places · 80th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Rotherham median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

63 applications · 56 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.1; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 1.2; Rotherham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Rotherham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	63	1.1	50	0.89
Sep 2025	37	43	1.2	30	0.81
Sep 2024	24	30	1.3	23	0.96
Sep 2023	33	45	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2022	27	38	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2021	27	41	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2020	43	56	1.3	42	0.98
Sep 2019	43	56	1.3	43	1.00
Sep 2018	37	49	1.3	36	0.97
Sep 2017	53	66	1.3	46	0.87
Sep 2016	58	61	1.1	42	0.72
Sep 2015	51	80	1.6	50	0.98
Sep 2014	66	81	1.2	45	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 59% · Maths 56% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%67th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rotherham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	5%	102	101
2023/24	53%	2%	102	102
2022/23	45%	2%	100	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Broom Valley Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Thomas Rotherham College
0.5 km · Rotherham

Not yet inspected
Herringthorpe Junior School
1.1 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

85%met the SATs standard
Herringthorpe Infant School
1.1 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Canklow Woods Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Badsley Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
Sitwell Junior School
1.4 km · Rotherham

2026

72%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Primary School
1.5 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106835 · 372/2006
Capacity: 482 pupils · 401 on roll
Free school meals: 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Broom Valley Infant School (URN 106836)
Address: Broom Valley Road, Rotherham, S60 2QU
Local authority: Rotherham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources