Academy converter · Rotherham

Anston Hillcrest Primary School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146467URN

Hawthorne Avenue, South Anston, Sheffield, S25 5GR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

60 applications for 30 places · 17th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

60 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 3.1; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Anston Hillcrest Primary School (URN 106922), 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	30	60	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	73	2.4	39	1.30
Sep 2024	28	53	1.9	29	1.04
Sep 2023	30	56	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	60	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2021 *	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2020 *	29	91	3.1	53	1.83
Sep 2019 *	24	54	2.3	22	0.92
Sep 2018 *	30	88	2.9	43	1.43
Sep 2017 *	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2016 *	29	73	2.5	36	1.24
Sep 2015 *	30	88	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2014 *	30	74	2.5	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 74% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%37th of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	63%	4%	106	106
2023/24	67%	0%	107	104
2022/23	66%	3%	107	106

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

Anston Hillcrest Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Anston Brook Primary School
0.7 km · Rotherham

2026

3.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Anston Park Junior School
1.8 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2023
Anston Park Infant School
1.8 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place
Anston Greenlands Primary School
1.9 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Todwick Primary School
2.7 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Rotherham

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 11%met the SATs standard
Kiveton Park Infant School
3.1 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Dinnington Community Primary School
3.2 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2024

1.2applications per place 33%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: 146467 · 372/2130
Trust: James Montgomery Academy Trust
Capacity: 252 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2021
Replaced: Anston Hillcrest Primary School (URN 106922)
Address: Hawthorne Avenue, South Anston, Sheffield, S25 5GR
Local authority: Rotherham

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