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Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School

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

personMiss Dawn Roper

corporate_fareWICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST

location_onRotherham, S62 6HT

language Visit Website phone 1709710847

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

194

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Rotherham, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School is an academy converter in Rotherham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST. The school has approximately 175 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #45 of 84 primaries in Rotherham and #9,118 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. 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.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 56%

Reading62% LA 66%

Writing67% LA 66%

Maths71% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading66% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading55% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -1.4

-2.0 to 2.8

0.6

Write

LA -0.9

-1.7 to 3.0

1.8

Maths

LA -1.1

-0.5 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading53% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -1.7

-5.7 to -1.3

-2.9

Write

LA -0.8

-4.9 to -0.9

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.6 to -1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%

Reading59% LA 67%

Writing83% LA 76%

Maths62% LA 68%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -1.0

-4.6 to -0.2

0.4

Write

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 2.5

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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12 November 2019

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-11-12

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-11-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-01-10

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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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 175 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	192	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%

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 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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