Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School

Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from requires improvement to a good rating across all inspected areas. The school is characterized by a positive culture that fosters respect, inclusion, and a strong sense of community among pupils and staff. With an ambitious curriculum and a robust support system for pupils with special educational needs, the school engages students and promotes their overall wellbeing, health, and personal development.

Strengths

• Strong culture of positive behavior and high expectations.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Strong focus on reading and personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching of phonics in some lessons.
• Assessment practices lack consistency, leading to some misconceptions not being addressed.

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 Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% 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 Brinsworth Whitehill 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 Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.7% 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, 17.1% of pupils at Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.0% 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 Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School received £6,300 and spent £6,527 for each of its 296 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £24,000 (£82 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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Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School is part of Wickersley Partnership Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Clifton Community School Rotherham
• Aston Lodge Primary School Sheffield
• Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Rotherham
• Foljambe Primary School Rotherham
• Aston Hall Junior and Infant School Sheffield
• Wickersley School and Sports College Rotherham
• Thrybergh Primary School Rotherham
• Thrybergh Academy Rotherham
• Rawmarsh Community School Rotherham
• Monkwood Primary School Rotherham

What is Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School have?

Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School has 292 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School cover?

Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School?

Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School is at Howlett Drive, Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5HT.