Kilnhurst Primary School

Kilnhurst Primary School has shown resilience and improvement despite challenges such as flooding and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school is now deemed good overall, with strong leadership that ensures a solid quality of education. Pupils are engaged and supported, with a particular emphasis on reading which is prioritized through a well-planned phonics program. The school's personal development initiatives nurture a caring environment, fostering positive relationships between staff and students.

Strengths

• Strong leadership fostering continuous improvement.
• Well-structured reading curriculum encouraging fluency and independence.
• Positive pupil behavior supported by effective personal development programs.
• Caring school environment promoting emotional support.
• Good early years provision preparing children for future learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in some subjects lacks clarity on essential knowledge for pupils.
• Some pupils have poor attendance impacting their educational access.

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 Kilnhurst Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% 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 Kilnhurst 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 Kilnhurst Primary School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 17.6% of pupils at Kilnhurst Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Kilnhurst Primary School received £7,136 and spent £6,803 for each of its 170 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £68,000 (-£400 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 Mexborough · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Kilnhurst Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kilnhurst Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Kilnhurst Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kilnhurst Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Kilnhurst Primary School have?

Kilnhurst Primary School has 170 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kilnhurst Primary School cover?

Kilnhurst Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kilnhurst Primary School?

Kilnhurst Primary School is at Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 5TA.