Crags Community School

Crags Community School is currently rated as 'Requires Improvement' overall. While the school has made significant strides in aspects such as behaviour, attitudes, and personal development, challenges remain, particularly concerning the quality of education. The headteacher and staff are committed to fostering a positive learning environment, and the relationship between the school and parents is strong, which enhances student support. However, there are concerns regarding the effectiveness of the English curriculum and the need for improved teaching strategies, particularly in reading and writing, as students' outcomes have fallen below the national average in these areas.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and students
• Effective early years provision with a focus on phonics
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and learning
• Good support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Positive engagement with parents and community

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in teaching English leading to low attainment
• Some students struggle with basic writing skills
• Handwriting instruction is not delivered consistently
• Teachers sometimes select inappropriate activities that don't support knowledge accumulation

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 Crags Community School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.3% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Crags Community 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 Crags Community School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.9% 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, 30.1% of pupils at Crags Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Crags Community School received £9,720 and spent £10,642 for each of its 377 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,222,000 (£3,247 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, income was £26,093 and spending £25,319 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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Crags Community School is part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Hilltop School Rotherham
• The Willows School Rotherham
• Pennine View School Doncaster
• Kelford School Rotherham
• Kingfisher Academy Sheffield
• Heatherwood School Doncaster
• Abbey School Rotherham
• North Ridge Community School Doncaster
• Bader Academy Doncaster
• Lotus Academy Sheffield

What is Crags Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crags Community School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Crags Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crags Community School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Crags Community School have?

Crags Community School has 409 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crags Community School cover?

Crags Community School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Crags Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crags Community School?

Crags Community School is at Strauss Crescent, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 7QJ.