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Sitwell Nursery & Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kirstey Peart

location_onRotherham, S60 3LA

language Visit Website phone 1709531855

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

217

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is a Community school primary school in Rotherham, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Sitwell Nursery & Infant School is a community school in Rotherham, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2025

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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08 February 2011

Inspection Report

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03 March 2008

Inspection Report

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26 April 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-06-11

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-02-08

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 212 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	220	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	3	1.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils