Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Rotherham
Grange Road, Rotherham, S60 3LA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 13/05/2025
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
13.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
221
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
236 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
56 of 70 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
122
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 70 | 56 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 3 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 122 | 60 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Rotherham lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kirstey Peart
- Address
- Grange Road, Rotherham, S60 3LA
- Phone
- 01709531855
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward / constituency
- Sitwell · Rother Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 106858
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 45% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
221 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
13 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 145 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Rotherham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.