Academy converter · Rotherham

St Bede's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
139876URN

Wortley Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 1PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

83 applications for 44 places · 27th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

15 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Rotherham median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

83 applications · 44 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 1.7; 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	44	83	1.9	53	1.20
Sep 2025	45	73	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2024	41	68	1.7	40	0.98
Sep 2023	45	67	1.5	49	1.09
Sep 2022	34	57	1.7	32	0.94
Sep 2021	43	58	1.4	42	0.98
Sep 2020	44	78	1.8	49	1.11
Sep 2019	41	59	1.4	41	1.00
Sep 2018	38	60	1.6	38	1.00
Sep 2017	45	86	1.9	49	1.09
Sep 2016	45	98	2.2	63	1.40
Sep 2015	43	95	2.2	55	1.28
Sep 2014	43	74	1.7	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 72% · Maths 90% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%26th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	10%	105	106
2023/24	72%	9%	104	106
2022/23	67%	11%	104	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 Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Redscope Primary School
0.7 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kimberworth Community Primary School
0.8 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Meadow View Primary School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Roughwood Primary School
1.1 km · Rotherham

2026

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Ferham Primary School
1.6 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Blackburn Primary School
1.6 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.7 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rockingham Junior and Infant School
1.8 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139876 · 372/3340
Trust: St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 280 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 15.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: St Bede's Catholic Primary School (URN 106945)
Address: Wortley Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 1PD
Local authority: Rotherham

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