Primary school in Rotherham
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School
Grange Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 3LA
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 13 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- Places
- 236
- How full
- 94% full — 221 of 236 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 98 / 123
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 14%
- English as an additional language
- 45%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 26%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rotherham 023E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 82%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kirstey Peart
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward
- Sitwell
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- URN
- 106858
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitwell Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 72% | 0 mi |
| Whiston Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 70% | 0.4 mi |
| Herringthorpe Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Herringthorpe Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 85% | 0.5 mi |
| Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 93% | 0.6 mi |
| Broom Valley Community SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 46% | 0.9 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 74% | 1 mi |
| Badsley Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 39% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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