Academy sponsor led · Rotherham

Ferham Primary School

2–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148013URN

Ferham Road, Rotherham, S61 1AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

1.3per place

0.5 below Rotherham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rotherham

25 applications for 20 places · 76th of 82 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

13%met the expected standard

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Rotherham median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Rotherham median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Rotherham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Rotherham median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Rotherham median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Ferham Primary School (URN 106839), 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	20	25	1.3	18	0.90
Sep 2025	10	22	2.2	10	1.00
Sep 2024	18	24	1.3	18	1.00
Sep 2023	17	21	1.2	17	1.00
Sep 2022	9	19	2.1	8	0.89
Sep 2021 *	17	21	1.2	15	0.88
Sep 2020 *	17	30	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2019 *	28	41	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2018 *	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2017 *	26	43	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2016 *	30	42	1.4	29	0.97
Sep 2015 *	26	53	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	62	2.1	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 29% · Writing 21% · Maths 33% → all three 13% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard13%83rd of 84 in Rotherham

Rotherham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard29%

Rotherham 75% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Rotherham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 96 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard21%

Rotherham 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rotherham 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard33%

Rotherham 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Rotherham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 95 (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	13%	0%	96	95
2023/24	7%	0%	92	92
2022/23	17%	0%	96	96

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

Ferham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
0.6 km · Rotherham

Good2022

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kimberworth Community Primary School
0.9 km · Rotherham

Good2024

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Meadow View Primary School
1.4 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Canklow Woods Primary School
2.1 km · Rotherham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Thomas Rotherham College
2.1 km · Rotherham

Not yet inspected
St Ann's Primary School
2.1 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Redscope Primary School
2.2 km · Rotherham

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148013 · 372/2043
Trust: James Montgomery Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 71.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2021
Replaced: Ferham Primary School (URN 106839)
Address: Ferham Road, Rotherham, S61 1AP
Local authority: Rotherham

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