Brinsworth Manor Junior School

Brinsworth Manor Junior School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. The new leadership has made significant strides in boosting the quality of education, fostering a positive environment that is well-received by the school community. With a focus on ambitious curriculum planning and support for students with special educational needs, the school has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving educational outcomes and fostering a sense of community among pupils, parents, and staff.

Strengths

• Strong leadership focused on community and high expectations.
• Good standard of education with a well-ordered curriculum.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with additional needs.
• Strong emphasis on literacy and a love of reading.
• High staff morale and unified vision for school improvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum planning in some subjects.
• Lack of a consistent approach to long-term knowledge recall.

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 Manor Junior School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% 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 Brinsworth Manor Junior 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 Manor Junior School had 19.2 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, 14.9% of pupils at Brinsworth Manor Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Manor Junior School received £6,643 and spent £6,151 for each of its 247 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £345,000 (£1,398 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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All schools in Rotherham · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Brinsworth Manor Junior School is part of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Brinsworth Manor Infant School Rotherham
• Canklow Woods Primary School Rotherham
• Whiston Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Wickersley Northfield Primary School Rotherham
• Bramley Grange Primary School Rotherham
• Kilnhurst Primary School Mexborough
• Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Mexborough
• Swinton Queen Primary School Mexborough

What is Brinsworth Manor Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brinsworth Manor Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Brinsworth Manor Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brinsworth Manor Junior School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Brinsworth Manor Junior School have?

Brinsworth Manor Junior School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brinsworth Manor Junior School cover?

Brinsworth Manor Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Brinsworth Manor Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brinsworth Manor Junior School?

Brinsworth Manor Junior School is at Brinsworth Lane, Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5BX.