Rockingham Junior and Infant School

Rockingham Junior and Infant School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspected areas and outstanding in early years provision. The school has established a positive culture with high aspirations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and supportive, creating an environment where pupils feel safe and happy to attend school. Notable strengths include the ambitious curriculum and the well-planned 'profound learning experiences' that engage students beyond traditional classroom learning. However, the school faces some challenges, particularly in the consistency of curriculum planning across certain subjects, such as science. Some pupils struggle with recalling knowledge from previous years, and those at the early stages of reading face difficulties due to their lessons not aligning with their phonics knowledge. Additionally, there is a lack of understanding among pupils regarding fundamental British values and cultural diversity, which needs to be addressed to better prepare them for modern British life.

Strengths

• Warm and caring relationships between adults and pupils
• High aspirations for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Ambitious curriculum that engages pupils
• Outstanding early years provision with well-designed activities
• Effective support for pupils' emotional health and well-being
• Regular training and support for staff
• Involvement in leadership roles for pupils
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum planning in a small number of subjects, particularly science
• Limited opportunities for pupils to practice knowledge from previous years
• Struggling readers unable to keep up in phonics lessons due to misaligned resources
• Weak understanding of fundamental British values and cultural differences

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 Rockingham Junior and Infant School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.9% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Rockingham Junior and Infant 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 Rockingham Junior and Infant School had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.7% 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, 24.1% of pupils at Rockingham Junior and Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Rockingham Junior and Infant School received £7,102 and spent £6,626 for each of its 303 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £246,000 (£813 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Willow Tree Academy, income was £6,949 and spending £6,920 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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Rockingham Junior and Infant School is part of Willow Tree Academy, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Roughwood Primary School Rotherham
• Greasbrough Primary School Rotherham
• Herringthorpe Junior School Rotherham

What is Rockingham Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rockingham Junior and Infant School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was Rockingham Junior and Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rockingham Junior and Infant School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does Rockingham Junior and Infant School have?

Rockingham Junior and Infant School has 315 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rockingham Junior and Infant School cover?

Rockingham Junior and Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Rockingham Junior and Infant School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Rockingham Junior and Infant School?

Rockingham Junior and Infant School is at Roughwood Road, Wingfield Estate, Rotherham, S61 4HY.