Academy sponsor led · Rotherham

Wath Central Primary School

3–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143544URN

Fitzwilliam Street, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

85 applications for 53 places · 54th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 20 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
4 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Rotherham median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 53 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.7
2017 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Wath Central Primary (URN 106893), Wath Park Infant School (URN 106886), 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	85	1.6	53	1.00
Sep 2025	42	79	1.9	42	1.00
Sep 2024	48	75	1.6	48	1.00
Sep 2023	40	61	1.5	40	1.00
Sep 2022	34	59	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2021	50	73	1.5	42	0.84
Sep 2020	46	81	1.8	42	0.91
Sep 2019	50	87	1.7	48	0.96
Sep 2018	44	72	1.6	42	0.95
Sep 2017 *	55	113	2.1	52	0.95
Sep 2016 *	60	117	2.0	52	0.87
Sep 2015 *	60	133	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2014 *	60	152	2.5	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 65% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%49th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	58%	2%	105	104
2023/24	35%	3%	103	102
2022/23	55%	3%	103	103

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

Wath Central Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wath Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wath Victoria Primary School
0.9 km · Rotherham

2026

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Highfield Farm Primary School
1.2 km · Rotherham

2026

2.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Good2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
2.1 km · Rotherham

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Brampton Cortonwood Infant School
2.5 km · Rotherham

2026

1.4applications per place
Swinton Queen Primary School
2.6 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.5applications per place 58%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143544 · 372/2026
Trust: James Montgomery Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 27.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Wath Central Primary (URN 106893); Wath Park Infant School (URN 106886)
Address: Fitzwilliam Street, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7HG
Local authority: Rotherham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources