Academy converter · Rotherham

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139880URN

Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S65 2NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 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

51 applications for 28 places · 32nd of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 19 April 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

19 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
7 October 2021
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

51 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 2.8; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 3.5; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 3.5; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 3.0; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 2.7; 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	28	51	1.8	25	0.89
Sep 2025	24	45	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2024	29	58	2.0	32	1.10
Sep 2023	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2021	24	53	2.2	23	0.96
Sep 2020	27	65	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2019	30	62	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018	29	82	2.8	47	1.62
Sep 2017	29	100	3.5	34	1.17
Sep 2016	30	105	3.5	53	1.77
Sep 2015	30	90	3.0	51	1.70
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 74% · Maths 84% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%17th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

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	74%	0%	108	108
2023/24	77%	3%	105	106
2022/23	65%	0%	106	107

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 Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Badsley Primary School
0.3 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Herringthorpe Junior School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

85%met the SATs standard
Herringthorpe Infant School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
East Dene Primary
1.1 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
High Greave Infant School
1.2 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2024

58%met the SATs standard
Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Coleridge Primary
1.3 km · Rotherham

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139880 · 372/3322
Trust: St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 208 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 25.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 106930)
Address: Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham, S65 2NU
Local authority: Rotherham

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