Monkwood Primary School

Monkwood Primary School is performing well overall, having improved from a previous inspection rating of 'requires improvement' to now being evaluated as 'good' across all areas. The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and respected, and high expectations are set for both academic and social development. The quality of education is well-structured with a clear focus on curricular development that has been positively received by staff and leaders, particularly in subjects such as art, geography, and reading. However, there are concerns regarding the mathematics curriculum in key stage 2, as pupils are struggling to recall essential mathematical facts when faced with complex problems.

Strengths

• Pupils are well cared for and have nurturing relationships with staff.
• There is a strong focus on reading and language development throughout the curriculum.
• Well-structured curriculum planning and sequencing from the early years to Year 6.
• Effective support for pupils with additional needs.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Difficulties with key stage 2 pupils' automatic recall of mathematical facts.
• Inconsistent behavior management adherence among some staff.
• Staff lack full understanding of local and national safeguarding risks.

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 Monkwood Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.0% 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, 2.4% of pupils at Monkwood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Monkwood Primary School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.8% 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, 28.7% of pupils at Monkwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Monkwood Primary School received £6,698 and spent £6,705 for each of its 429 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £381,000 (£888 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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All schools in Rotherham · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Monkwood Primary School is part of Wickersley Partnership Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Rawmarsh Community School Rotherham
• Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School Rotherham
• Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School Rotherham
• Clifton Community School Rotherham
• Thrybergh Academy Rotherham
• Foljambe Primary School Rotherham
• Thrybergh Primary School Rotherham
• Wickersley School and Sports College Rotherham
• Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Rotherham
• Aston Lodge Primary School Sheffield

What is Monkwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Monkwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Monkwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Monkwood Primary School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Monkwood Primary School have?

Monkwood Primary School has 436 pupils on roll.

What age range does Monkwood Primary School cover?

Monkwood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Monkwood Primary School?

Monkwood Primary School is at Estate Road, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 7JD.