Bramley Sunnyside Junior School
Flanderwell Lane, Bramley, Rotherham, S66 3QW
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by Bramley Sunnyside Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Robson
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 106861
- Local authority
- Rotherham
About this school
Bramley Sunnyside Junior School was a community primary school in Rotherham. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 342 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bramley Sunnyside Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 72 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 56% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 74% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Bramley Sunnyside Junior 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 | 51% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bramley Sunnyside Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.1% | 16.4% | 342 | — |
| Bramley Sunnyside Junior School | — | — | — | 331 | 0.0 miles |
| Bramley Sunnyside Infant School | — | 4.4% | 11.7% | 269 | 0.1 miles |
| Bramley Grange Primary School | 74% | 5% | 16.8% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Flanderwell Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 395 | 0.4 miles |
| Wickersley Northfield Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 443 | 0.5 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)
- 16.37%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramley Sunnyside Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Bramley Sunnyside Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Bramley Grange Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rotherham
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Flanderwell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
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Wickersley Northfield Primary School0.5 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 year groups does Bramley Sunnyside Junior School teach?
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Rotherham.
- Has Bramley Sunnyside Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bramley Sunnyside Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bramley Sunnyside Junior School?
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School had 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Bramley Sunnyside Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bramley Sunnyside Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramley Sunnyside Junior 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 7 July 2025.