Academy sponsor led · Rotherham

East Dene Primary

3–11Ages
326Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139225URN

Doncaster Road, East Dene, Rotherham, S65 2DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

56 applications for 32 places · 39th 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 · 8 November 2022Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Rotherham median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 32 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 2.8; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 2.1; 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	32	56	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2025	20	40	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2024	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2023	27	46	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2022	28	50	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2021	36	57	1.6	35	0.97
Sep 2020	29	62	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2019	39	73	1.9	39	1.00
Sep 2018	45	69	1.5	41	0.91
Sep 2017	45	89	2.0	37	0.82
Sep 2016	43	91	2.1	31	0.72
Sep 2015	35	99	2.8	34	0.97
Sep 2014	49	101	2.1	44	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 64% · Maths 54% → 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 standard70%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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%	2%	101	98
2023/24	40%	0%	100	99
2022/23	52%	2%	103	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

East Dene PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Coleridge Primary
0.2 km · Rotherham

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Eastwood Village Primary School
0.7 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Primary School
0.8 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Badsley Primary School
0.8 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
High Greave Infant School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
High Greave Junior School
1.0 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2024

58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy
1.6 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139225 · 372/2002
Trust: Central Learning Partnership Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 326 on roll
Free school meals: 58.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: East Dene Primary School (URN 106838)
Address: Doncaster Road, East Dene, Rotherham, S65 2DF
Local authority: Rotherham

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