Community school · Rotherham

Aston Fence Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106859URN

237 Sheffield Road, Woodhouse Mill, Sheffield, S13 9ZD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.4 above Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

93 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Rotherham median (1.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 3.1; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 3.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 3.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 4.0; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 3.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 3.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 3.7; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 4.2; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 4.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 5.1; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 4.5; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 4.7; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 4.7; Rotherham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 13 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	30	93	3.1	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	104	3.5	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	112	3.7	43	1.43
Sep 2023	29	116	4.0	51	1.76
Sep 2022	30	104	3.5	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	102	3.4	38	1.27
Sep 2020	30	112	3.7	43	1.43
Sep 2019	30	126	4.2	42	1.40
Sep 2018	29	132	4.6	40	1.38
Sep 2017	28	142	5.1	49	1.75
Sep 2016	30	135	4.5	45	1.50
Sep 2015	30	141	4.7	47	1.57
Sep 2014	30	141	4.7	56	1.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 90% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%5th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	83%	10%	108	108
2023/24	73%	10%	106	108
2022/23	75%	6%	106	106

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

Aston Fence Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Swallownest Primary School
1.0 km · Rotherham

2026

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Aughton Primary Academy
1.5 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brunswick Community Primary School
1.7 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Treeton Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Springwood Primary Academy
1.9 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Aston Lodge Primary School
2.0 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School
2.1 km · Rotherham

Good2022

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Reignhead Primary School
2.2 km · Sheffield

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.9applications per place 36%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: 106859 · 372/2050
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 237 Sheffield Road, Woodhouse Mill, Sheffield, S13 9ZD
Local authority: Rotherham

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