Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School

Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in multiple domains, though it has room for improvement in behavior management. The school has a broad curriculum designed to meet the needs of its students, including effective mathematics instruction and a strong focus on reading. However, the recent implementation of new behavior systems has not yet led to consistently positive outcomes in student conduct, leading to some concerns among students and parents regarding disruptions in lessons. Notably, this is the school's first inspection since becoming part of the James Montgomery Academy Trust and since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and cared for.
• High expectations for pupil achievement, including for those with SEND.
• Strong curriculum design in mathematics and reading.
• Effective physical education curriculum that develops sports skills.
• Variety of extracurricular activities fostering pupil engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent management of poor behavior affecting learning.
• New behavior systems not securely embedded.

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 Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Brampton Ellis CofE 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 Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School had 25.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.4% 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, 22.7% of pupils at Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School received £6,218 and spent £6,223 for each of its 447 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £24,000 (£54 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of James Montgomery Academy Trust, income was £6,982 and spending £6,835 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

Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School is part of James Montgomery Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Highfield Farm Primary School Rotherham
• Wath Church of England Primary School Rotherham
• Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Barnsley
• Wath Central Primary School Rotherham
• Wath Victoria Primary School Rotherham
• Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Mexborough
• St Ann's Primary School Rotherham
• Ferham Primary School Rotherham
• Meadow View Primary School Rotherham
• Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School Doncaster

What is Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School have?

Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School has 441 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School cover?

Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School?

Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School is at Brampton Road, West Melton, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 6AN.