Academy converter · Rotherham

Dinnington Community Primary School

2–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141771URN

School Street, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.5 below Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

23 applications for 19 places · 77th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

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

23 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.0; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 1.1; Rotherham median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Dinnington Community Primary School (URN 106867), Dinnington Junior School (URN 106866), 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	19	23	1.2	17	0.89
Sep 2025	24	32	1.3	22	0.92
Sep 2024	12	17	1.4	11	0.92
Sep 2023	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2022	24	28	1.2	22	0.92
Sep 2021	13	13	1.0	8	0.62
Sep 2020	43	43	1.0	31	0.72
Sep 2019	31	43	1.4	30	0.97
Sep 2018	38	36	1.0	28	0.74
Sep 2017	41	46	1.1	34	0.83
Sep 2016 *	32	43	1.3	27	0.84
Sep 2015 *	31	53	1.7	28	0.90
Sep 2014 *	39	66	1.7	31	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 38% · Writing 38% · Maths 42% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%78th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard38%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard38%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (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	33%	4%	97	96
2023/24	28%	0%	100	98
2022/23	44%	4%	101	99

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

Dinnington Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 11%met the SATs standard
Anston Greenlands Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Anston Park Infant School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place
Anston Park Junior School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2023
Laughton Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Anston Brook Primary School
2.4 km · Rotherham

2026

3.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Anston Hillcrest Primary School
3.2 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%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: 141771 · 372/2060
Trust: White Woods Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 270 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 62.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2016
Replaced: Dinnington Community Primary School (URN 106867); Dinnington Junior School (URN 106866)
Address: School Street, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2RE
Local authority: Rotherham

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