St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School

St Alban's Church of England (Aided) Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating overall in its recent inspection. The school fosters a welcoming and supportive environment, where pupils feel safe and valued. Despite a commendable performance in years prior, the school has faced some challenges, particularly in key stage 2 reading, which has prompted leaders to implement new resources and systems to enhance pupil performance in this area. Leaders demonstrate strong ambition for all students, ensuring all children, including disadvantaged and those with special educational needs, achieve well compared to national standards.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes towards learning, finding it interesting and fun.
• Strong team dynamics among staff lead to a supportive work environment.
• High standards achieved in phonics, writing, and mathematics.
• The curriculum is well planned and sequenced, with effective subject leadership.
• Effective leadership in personal development, encouraging respect and moral growth among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Concerns regarding the effectiveness of some governors and the need for increased accountability.
• Inconsistencies in incident recording and management, making it difficult to identify trends.

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 St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% 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 St Alban's CofE (Aided) 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 St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 6.9% of pupils at St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School received £5,877 and spent £6,028 for each of its 243 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £205,000 (£842 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, income was £6,532 and spending £6,534 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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St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School is part of The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Flanderwell Primary School Rotherham
• Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy Rotherham
• Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy Rotherham
• Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School Sheffield
• Treeton Church of England Primary School Rotherham
• Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Mexborough
• Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Sheffield
• Swallownest Primary School Sheffield
• Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy Sheffield
• Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy Barnsley

What is St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School have?

St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School has 246 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School cover?

St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School?

St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School is at Morthen Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 1EU.