Kimberworth Community Primary School
Kimberworth Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 1HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Alison Stothard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 316
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 106845
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709740879
About this school
Kimberworth Community Primary School is a community primary school in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 246 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 29 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 69% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 81% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Kimberworth Community Primary 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 | 69% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kimberworth Community Primary School compares
Kimberworth Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5% | 48.6% | 246 | — |
| Meadow View Primary School | 39% | 5.2% | 46.9% | 225 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 347 | 0.5 miles |
| Ferham Primary School | 13% | 12% | 74% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Thornhill Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 42.6% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Redscope Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 47.1% | 417 | 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)
- 48.58%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 13.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadow View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Ferham Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Thornhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Redscope Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Kimberworth Community Primary School ranks 25th 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
- Broom Valley Community School Primary
- Canklow Woods Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kimberworth Community Primary School teach?
- Kimberworth Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kimberworth Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kimberworth Community Primary School is Miss Alison Stothard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kimberworth Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kimberworth Community Primary 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 big is Kimberworth Community Primary School?
- Kimberworth Community Primary School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kimberworth Community Primary School full?
- Kimberworth Community Primary School has capacity for 316 pupils and 246 on roll (78%), 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 Kimberworth Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kimberworth Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kimberworth Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kimberworth Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kimberworth Community Primary 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 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kimberworth Community Primary School rank locally?
- Kimberworth Community Primary School ranked 32nd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kimberworth Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Kimberworth Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kimberworth Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kimberworth Community Primary 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.