Academy converter · Rotherham

Laughton Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146411URN

School Road, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Sheffield, S25 1YP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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53 applications for 28 places · 27th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 25 January 2023Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Rotherham median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 28 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.7
2018 2.6; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Laughton Junior and Infant School (URN 106882), 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	28	53	1.9	22	0.79
Sep 2025	30	59	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2024	24	42	1.8	19	0.79
Sep 2023	28	44	1.6	25	0.89
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	41	1.37
Sep 2021	30	60	2.0	44	1.47
Sep 2020	28	66	2.4	33	1.18
Sep 2019	28	53	1.9	27	0.96
Sep 2018 *	30	77	2.6	42	1.40
Sep 2017 *	29	71	2.5	35	1.21
Sep 2016 *	24	66	2.8	28	1.17
Sep 2015 *	24	54	2.3	30	1.25
Sep 2014 *	24	72	3.0	33	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 67% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%57th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	53%	3%	104	102
2023/24	55%	10%	103	105
2022/23	43%	10%	102	102

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

Laughton Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Dinnington Community Primary School
1.6 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2024

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

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 11%met the SATs standard
Thurcroft Junior Academy
2.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

76%met the SATs standard
Anston Greenlands Primary School
2.4 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

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

Requires improvement2023
Thurcroft Infant School
2.8 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146411 · 372/2079
Trust: James Montgomery Academy Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Laughton Junior and Infant School (URN 106882)
Address: School Road, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Sheffield, S25 1YP
Local authority: Rotherham

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