Thrybergh Primary School

Thrybergh Primary School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating in all aspects. The school is noted for its welcoming environment, where leaders have high expectations for pupil learning and behaviour. The curriculum is well-structured, particularly in reading, which is prioritized and taught effectively. Pupils enjoy a variety of enriching experiences that link their learning to real-world contexts, enhancing their overall development and engagement. However, there are notable areas for improvement in the early years provision and understanding of different religions, which require immediate attention to ensure all pupils are well-prepared for future stages of their education.

Strengths

• Leaders set high expectations for pupils' learning and behaviour.
• Reading is effectively prioritized and supported with well-matched resources.
• Pupils enjoy a range of enriching experiences related to their learning.
• Support for pupils with SEND is effective and tailored to their needs.
• Pupils demonstrate good behaviour and take responsibility for their actions.
• Early years staff are well-trained to enhance children's communication skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some outdoor learning activities in early years are not well-aligned with curriculum goals.
• Pupils struggle to recall what they have learned about different religions.

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 Thrybergh Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.3% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Thrybergh Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Thrybergh Primary School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% 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, 43.4% of pupils at Thrybergh Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Thrybergh Primary School received £8,383 and spent £8,499 for each of its 163 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£1,198 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Wickersley Partnership Trust, income was £8,491 and spending £8,459 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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Thrybergh Primary School is part of Wickersley Partnership Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Foljambe Primary School Rotherham
• Thrybergh Academy Rotherham
• Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School Rotherham
• Clifton Community School Rotherham
• Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Rotherham
• Wickersley School and Sports College Rotherham
• Rawmarsh Community School Rotherham
• Monkwood Primary School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Rotherham
• Aston Lodge Primary School Sheffield

What is Thrybergh Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thrybergh Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Thrybergh Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thrybergh Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Thrybergh Primary School have?

Thrybergh Primary School has 159 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thrybergh Primary School cover?

Thrybergh Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thrybergh Primary School?

Thrybergh Primary School is at Oldgate Lane, Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 4JG.