Redscope Primary School

Redscope Primary School is performing well overall, with an overall effectiveness rating of good and personal development rated as outstanding. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering communication and relationships among staff, pupils, and parents. The curriculum is engaging and includes a variety of educational experiences, which contribute positively to pupils' personal development. Nevertheless, the school is still in its initial stages of curriculum implementation, and while leaders have high ambitions, there is some variability in teaching quality across subjects like art and science, which requires attention.

Strengths

• Effective communication and relationships among staff, pupils, and parents
• High ambitions for pupil development and engagement
• Strong emphasis on reading with innovative programs and events
• Exceptional personal development opportunities including leadership roles
• Safe and respectful environment for learners

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching quality in subjects like art and science
• Limited assessment effectiveness in foundation subjects
• Insufficient opportunities for early years pupils to practice mathematics

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 Redscope Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Redscope 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 Redscope Primary School had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.7% 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, 37.6% of pupils at Redscope Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Redscope Primary School received £7,669 and spent £8,022 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £275,000 (£668 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of New Collaborative Learning Trust, income was £7,407 and spending £7,525 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

Redscope Primary School is part of New Collaborative Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Wingfield Academy Rotherham
• Thorpe Hesley Primary School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Academy Rotherham
• Anston Greenlands Primary School Sheffield
• Dinnington High School Sheffield
• New College Doncaster Doncaster
• New College Pontefract Pontefract
• New College Bradford Bradford

What is Redscope Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Redscope Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Redscope Primary School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Redscope Primary School have?

Redscope Primary School has 417 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redscope Primary School cover?

Redscope Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

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

Where is Redscope Primary School?

Redscope Primary School is at Kimberworth Park Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 3JT.