Academy converter · Rotherham

Kilnhurst Primary School

3–11Ages
170Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143894URN

Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, S64 5TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

37 applications for 19 places · 21st of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 13 September 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Rotherham median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 3.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Kilnhurst Primary School (URN 106878), 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	37	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2025	8	24	3.0	8	1.00
Sep 2024	27	38	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2023	10	23	2.3	9	0.90
Sep 2022	22	32	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2021	22	31	1.4	18	0.82
Sep 2020	15	23	1.5	13	0.87
Sep 2019	23	34	1.5	22	0.96
Sep 2018 *	18	28	1.6	15	0.83
Sep 2017 *	27	38	1.4	22	0.81
Sep 2016 *	24	43	1.8	22	0.92
Sep 2015 *	30	56	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	28	56	2.0	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 79% · Maths 74% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%29th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	68%	0%	102	102
2023/24	69%	0%	107	104
2022/23	61%	0%	105	104

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

Kilnhurst Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
0.9 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Primary Academy
1.6 km · Rotherham

Good2022

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy
2.1 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Swinton Queen Primary School
2.2 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School
2.3 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
2.4 km · Rotherham

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143894 · 372/2074
Trust: White Woods Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 170 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Kilnhurst Primary School (URN 106878)
Address: Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, S64 5TA
Local authority: Rotherham

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