Herringthorpe Infant School
Chatterton Drive, Herringthorpe, Rotherham, S65 2JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Kitchen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 305
- Pupils on roll
- 281
- URN
- 106851
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709828959
About this school
Herringthorpe Infant School is a community primary school in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 281 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Herringthorpe Infant 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Herringthorpe Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Herringthorpe Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 24.2% | 281 | — |
| Herringthorpe Junior School | 85% | 5% | 33.2% | 354 | 0.0 miles |
| Sitwell Junior School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 302 | 0.4 miles |
| Sitwell Nursery & Infant School | — | 5.2% | 13.7% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 74% | 4.3% | 19.1% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Badsley Primary School | 39% | 7% | 60% | 548 | 0.6 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)
- 24.21%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 11.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Herringthorpe Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Sitwell Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
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Badsley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other 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 ages does Herringthorpe Infant School teach?
- Herringthorpe Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Herringthorpe Infant School?
- The headteacher of Herringthorpe Infant School is Mrs Nicola Kitchen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Herringthorpe Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Herringthorpe Infant 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 Herringthorpe Infant School?
- Herringthorpe Infant School has 281 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Herringthorpe Infant School full?
- Herringthorpe Infant School has capacity for 305 pupils and 281 on roll (92%), 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 Herringthorpe Infant School a faith school?
- No. Herringthorpe Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Herringthorpe Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Herringthorpe Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Herringthorpe Infant School's absence rate?
- Herringthorpe Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Herringthorpe Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Herringthorpe Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.