Ofsted: Good emoji_events #10 in Rotherham public Top 29% UK

Sitwell Junior School

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

personMrs Jennifer Dawson

corporate_fareINSPIRE LEARNING TRUST

location_onRotherham, S60 3LA

language Visit Website phone 1709531867

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

307

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Expected Standard

72%

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Age Range

7-11

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Sitwell Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Rotherham, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sitwell Junior School is an academy converter in Rotherham, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of INSPIRE LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 306 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 84 primaries in Rotherham and #1,610 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

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

72%

LA 56%

Reading77% LA 66%

Writing76% LA 66%

Maths82% LA 67%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading86% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading72% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -1.4

-2.5 to 0.4

1.5

Write

LA -0.9

0.2 to 2.9

-1.7

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.0 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading86% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -1.7

-1.5 to 1.3

0.7

Write

LA -0.8

-0.6 to 1.9

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.2 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 57%

Reading89% LA 67%

Writing89% LA 76%

Maths88% LA 68%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -1.0

-1.6 to 1

-1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-2.3 to 0.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 May 2022

Inspection Report

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03 May 2017

Inspection Report

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01 July 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-05-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-07

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 306 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)	306	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	299	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	297	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	300	2	0.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	305	3	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	310	2	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	307	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	304	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	303	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	302	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	312	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	321	2	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	321	2	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	321	4	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	343	3	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	341	2	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	334	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	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 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils