Academy sponsor led · Rotherham

Wickersley Northfield Primary School

3–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141337URN

Northfield Lane, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.0 above Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

144 applications for 53 places · 5th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

23 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 October 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Rotherham median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

144 applications · 53 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.7; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 2.8; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 3.0; Rotherham median median 2.0
2015 3.6; Rotherham median median 2.3
2014 3.5; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Wickersley Northfield Primary School (URN 106909), Wickersley Northfield Junior School (URN 106903), the previous school.

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	53	144	2.7	50	0.94
Sep 2025	60	157	2.6	59	0.98
Sep 2024	47	122	2.6	46	0.98
Sep 2023	60	141	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2022	57	141	2.5	60	1.05
Sep 2021	58	144	2.5	60	1.03
Sep 2020	60	139	2.3	54	0.90
Sep 2019	56	138	2.5	55	0.98
Sep 2018	53	134	2.5	50	0.94
Sep 2017	59	167	2.8	59	1.00
Sep 2016	59	175	3.0	56	0.95
Sep 2015	59	215	3.6	58	0.98
Sep 2014 *	60	208	3.5	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 85% · Maths 89% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%12th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard48%

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	77%	23%	109	108
2023/24	84%	25%	109	110
2022/23	77%	15%	107	108

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

Wickersley Northfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School
0.4 km · Rotherham

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Flanderwell Primary School
0.6 km · Rotherham

2026

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bramley Sunnyside Infant School
0.8 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Bramley Sunnyside Junior School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2024
Listerdale Primary Academy
1.3 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Bramley Grange Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

2026

1.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy
2.4 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ravenfield Primary Academy
2.4 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141337 · 372/2016
Trust: White Woods Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Wickersley Northfield Primary School (URN 106909); Wickersley Northfield Junior School (URN 106903)
Address: Northfield Lane, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2HL
Local authority: Rotherham

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