Academy converter · Rotherham

Whiston Junior and Infant School

5–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140115URN

Saville Road, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

2.5per place

0.8 above Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

76 applications for 30 places · 8th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted'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		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
22 January 2020
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Rotherham median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 2.5; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 3.0; 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	76	2.5	42	1.40
Sep 2025	26	51	2.0	22	0.85
Sep 2024	21	42	2.0	20	0.95
Sep 2023	21	50	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2022	29	61	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2021	29	71	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2020	30	65	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2018	27	66	2.4	25	0.93
Sep 2017	29	63	2.2	30	1.03
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	82	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	91	3.0	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 90% · Maths 77% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%24th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Rotherham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	13%	109	105
2023/24	61%	0%	102	103
2022/23	31%	0%	106	101

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

Whiston Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
0.7 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
Sitwell Junior School
0.7 km · Rotherham

2026

72%met the SATs standard
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School
0.7 km · Rotherham

2026

3.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Herringthorpe Infant School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Herringthorpe Junior School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

85%met the SATs standard
Broom Valley Community School
1.9 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Thomas Rotherham College
2.0 km · Rotherham

Not yet inspected
Listerdale Primary Academy
2.1 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140115 · 372/2093
Trust: White Woods Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Whiston Junior and Infant School (URN 106894)
Address: Saville Road, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4DX
Local authority: Rotherham

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