Primary school in ROTHERHAM, Rotherham
Thurcroft Infant School
Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, ROTHERHAM, South Yorkshire, S66 9NT
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 29 April 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
- 232
- Places
- 241
- How full
- Nearly full — 232 of 241 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 126 / 106
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 34%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 31%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rotherham 026B, 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
- 15%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 32%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 38%
- Households with no car
- 34%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Tracy Harper
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward
- Thurcroft & Wickersley South
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- URN
- 146866
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurcroft Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 76% | 0.3 mi |
| Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 47% | 1.6 mi |
| Laughton Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 1.7 mi |
| St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 97% | 2.1 mi |
| Wickersley Northfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 77% | 2.3 mi |
| Bramley Sunnyside Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
| Bramley Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 74% | 2.4 mi |
| Bramley Sunnyside Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 2.4 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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