Eastwood Village Primary School

Eastwood Village Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good level of overall effectiveness since its previous inspection. The school fosters a safe and welcoming environment, where diversity is celebrated and pupils are encouraged to excel academically and personally. Notably, the personal development program is outstanding, equipping pupils with skills and responsibilities that enhance their engagement and contribution to the school community. With an effective leadership team committed to improvement, the school is adapting well to the diverse needs of its pupils, including those who face barriers in their learning due to language differences or special educational needs.

Strengths

• Strong focus on personal development and well-being of pupils
• Ambitious curriculum with high expectations for all pupils
• Effective support for pupils with SEND or those who speak English as an additional language
• Calm and respectful school environment fostering good behaviour
• Well-planned early years curriculum promoting language and communication skills

Areas for Improvement

• Foundation subjects lack clarity in component knowledge leading to gaps in learning
• Some pupils experience mismatched learning tasks that affect their progress

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Eastwood Village Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 32.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Eastwood Village Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Eastwood Village Primary School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.3% of pupils at Eastwood Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Eastwood Village Primary School received £7,804 and spent £8,810 for each of its 190 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £3,000 (-£16 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Central Learning Partnership Trust, income was £11,097 and spending £11,085 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Rotherham · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Eastwood Village Primary School is part of Central Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Coleridge Primary Rotherham
• East Dene Primary Rotherham
• Coppice Performing Arts School Wolverhampton
• Westcroft School Wolverhampton
• D'Eyncourt Primary School Wolverhampton
• Heath Park Wolverhampton
• Woden Primary School Wolverhampton
• Moseley Park Bilston
• Broadmeadow Special School Wolverhampton
• Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre Wolverhampton

What is Eastwood Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eastwood Village Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Eastwood Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eastwood Village Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Eastwood Village Primary School have?

Eastwood Village Primary School has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eastwood Village Primary School cover?

Eastwood Village Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Eastwood Village Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 32% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eastwood Village Primary School?

Eastwood Village Primary School is at Eldon Road, Eastwood Village, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 1RD.