Community school · Rotherham

Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106910URN

Thorogate, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 above Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

67 applications for 30 places · 12th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 11 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

11 January 2023
Graded inspection: Good
14 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Rotherham median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 2.6; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 2.6; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 2.9; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 2.6; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 3.5; 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	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2025	29	60	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2024	22	55	2.5	22	1.00
Sep 2023	25	57	2.3	25	1.00
Sep 2022	30	55	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2021	28	63	2.3	28	1.00
Sep 2020	31	80	2.6	41	1.32
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	76	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2017	29	74	2.6	33	1.14
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	49	1.63
Sep 2015	28	73	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 67% · Maths 50% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%71st of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	43%	0%	104	100
2023/24	61%	6%	108	104
2022/23	58%	3%	105	103

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

Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School
0.6 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

73%met the SATs standard
Monkwood Primary School
0.6 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School
0.8 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School
1.7 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
1.8 km · Rotherham

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School
2.1 km · Rotherham

2026

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
2.2 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 53%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: 106910 · 372/2110
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Thorogate, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7HS
Local authority: Rotherham

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