Thurcroft Junior Academy
Green Arbour Road, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Ruth Stone
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 138357
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709543194
About this school
Thurcroft Junior Academy is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 289 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 74 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 75% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 82% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Thurcroft Junior Academy 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 | 54% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thurcroft Junior Academy compares
Thurcroft Junior Academy ranked 15th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6.2% | 48.7% | 289 | — |
| Thurcroft Infant School | — | 5% | 33.7% | 232 | 0.3 miles |
| Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School | 47% | 3.7% | 14.3% | 104 | 1.4 miles |
| Laughton Junior and Infant School | 53% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 188 | 1.5 miles |
| St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 97% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 246 | 2.2 miles |
| Dinnington Community Primary School | 33% | 7.8% | 63.1% | 184 | 2.4 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)
- 48.69%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thurcroft Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Laughton Junior and Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Dinnington Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Rotherham
Thurcroft Junior Academy ranks 8th 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 Thurcroft Junior Academy teach?
- Thurcroft Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the principal of Thurcroft Junior Academy?
- The principal of Thurcroft Junior Academy is Mrs Ruth Stone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thurcroft Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thurcroft Junior Academy, 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 Thurcroft Junior Academy?
- Thurcroft Junior Academy has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Thurcroft Junior Academy full?
- Thurcroft Junior Academy has capacity for 280 pupils and 289 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Thurcroft Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Thurcroft Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Thurcroft Junior Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thurcroft Junior Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Thurcroft Junior Academy?
- Thurcroft Junior Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Thurcroft Junior Academy have?
- The schools register lists Thurcroft Junior Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thurcroft Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thurcroft Junior Academy rank locally?
- Thurcroft Junior Academy ranked 15th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thurcroft Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Thurcroft Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thurcroft Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thurcroft Junior Academy'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 1 July 2026.