Voluntary aided school · Rotherham

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106944URN

Green Lane, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 6JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

38 applications for 30 places · 74th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 · 27 February 2024Ofsted'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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Rotherham median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 1.6; Rotherham median median 2.1

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	38	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2025	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2024	20	40	2.0	19	0.95
Sep 2023	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2022	27	37	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2021	26	36	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2020	20	37	1.9	18	0.90
Sep 2019	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2018	20	29	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2017	25	44	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2016	30	44	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2015	18	40	2.2	18	1.00
Sep 2014	24	39	1.6	18	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 59% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%62nd of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	48%	4%	102	102
2023/24	57%	3%	104	103
2022/23	60%	10%	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

St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School
0.9 km · Rotherham

2026

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

73%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School
1.3 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School
1.5 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Monkwood Primary School
1.5 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Eastwood Village Primary School
2.2 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 79%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106944 · 372/3339
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Green Lane, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 6JY
Local authority: Rotherham

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