Wickersley Northfield Primary School

Wickersley Northfield Primary School is performing well and continues to be classified as a good school. Leaders maintain high expectations for both academic success and pupil behaviour, fostering an environment where students are eager to learn. Despite some concerns regarding communication with parents and gaps in some subjects, the school's commitment to providing a well-rounded education is evident through the diverse curricular activities and resources available to students. The school effectively integrates pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities into the mainstream learning environment, and staff are adept at supporting pupils' individual needs. However, there are areas for improvement that include ensuring all staff are trained in safeguarding procedures and enhancing communication with parents to strengthen community engagement. Overall, the school demonstrates a strong ethos of positive behaviour and high expectations, equipping pupils well for their future educational journeys.

Strengths

• Leaders establish high expectations of behaviour and academic success.
• Pupils are well-behaved and feel safe at school.
• Effective phonics programme supports early reading development.
• Rich variety of books and reading competitions engage pupils.
• Curriculum adaptations meet the needs of all pupils.
• Strong emphasis on respect for diverse backgrounds and faiths.
• Pupils take on responsibilities and engage in eco-friendly initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle with multiplication tables affecting their calculations.
• Communication with parents needs improvement.
• Not all staff have received necessary safeguarding training.

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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Wickersley Northfield 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.6% 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, 15.6% of pupils at Wickersley Northfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School received £6,103 and spent £5,831 for each of its 437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £314,000 (£719 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, income was £6,728 and spending £6,451 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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Wickersley Northfield Primary School is part of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Bramley Grange Primary School Rotherham
• Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Whiston Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Canklow Woods Primary School Rotherham
• Kilnhurst Primary School Mexborough
• Brinsworth Manor Junior School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Manor Infant School Rotherham
• Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Mexborough
• Swinton Queen Primary School Mexborough
• Dinnington Community Primary School Sheffield

What is Wickersley Northfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wickersley Northfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Wickersley Northfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wickersley Northfield Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Wickersley Northfield Primary School have?

Wickersley Northfield Primary School has 443 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wickersley Northfield Primary School cover?

Wickersley Northfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wickersley Northfield Primary School?

Wickersley Northfield Primary School is at Northfield Lane, Wickersley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 2HL.