Broom Valley Community School
Broom Valley Road, Rotherham, S60 2QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Angela Maltby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 482
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 106835
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709828636
About this school
Broom Valley Community School is a community primary school in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 401 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broom Valley Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 55 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 53% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 65% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 67% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 78% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Broom Valley Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broom Valley Community School compares
Broom Valley Community School ranked 67th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 8.5% | 44.9% | 401 | — |
| Herringthorpe Junior School | 85% | 5% | 33.2% | 354 | 0.7 miles |
| Herringthorpe Infant School | — | 4.2% | 24.2% | 281 | 0.7 miles |
| Canklow Woods Primary School | 43% | 5.9% | 59.5% | 245 | 0.9 miles |
| Badsley Primary School | 39% | 7% | 60% | 548 | 0.9 miles |
| Sitwell Junior School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 302 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.86%
- English as an additional language
- 63.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.52%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Herringthorpe Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Herringthorpe Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Canklow Woods Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Badsley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Sitwell Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Broom Valley Community School ranks 55th of the 68 ranked primary schools in Rotherham.
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
- Bramley Grange Primary School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Primary
- Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Primary
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Primary
- Canklow Woods Primary School Primary
- Carrfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broom Valley Community School teach?
- Broom Valley Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Broom Valley Community School?
- The headteacher of Broom Valley Community School is Miss Angela Maltby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broom Valley Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broom Valley Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Broom Valley Community School?
- Broom Valley Community School has 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broom Valley Community School full?
- Broom Valley Community School has capacity for 482 pupils and 401 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broom Valley Community School a faith school?
- No. Broom Valley Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broom Valley Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broom Valley Community School as having nursery classes.
- How have Broom Valley Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broom Valley Community School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Broom Valley Community School ranked 67th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broom Valley Community School's absence rate?
- Broom Valley Community School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broom Valley Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broom Valley Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.