Coleridge Primary
Coleridge Road, Eastwood, Rotherham, S65 1LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Ian Tankard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Central Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 139223
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709828988
About this school
Coleridge Primary is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 253 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Coleridge Primary 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 | 60% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 263 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coleridge Primary compares
Coleridge Primary ranked 33rd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 | 67% | 5.1% | 58.2% | 253 | — |
| East Dene Primary | 48% | 5.4% | 59.7% | 326 | 0.1 miles |
| Eastwood Village Primary School | 32% | 7.3% | 71.4% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| St Ann's Primary School | 34% | 8.8% | 59.7% | 374 | 0.4 miles |
| Badsley Primary School | 39% | 7% | 60% | 548 | 0.7 miles |
| High Greave Infant School | — | 6.2% | 68.1% | 97 | 0.7 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)
- 58.22%
- English as an additional language
- 56.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Dene Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Eastwood Village Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Ann's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Badsley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
High Greave Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Coleridge Primary ranks 26th 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 Coleridge Primary teach?
- Coleridge Primary teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the head of school of Coleridge Primary?
- The head of school of Coleridge Primary is Mr Ian Tankard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coleridge Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coleridge Primary, 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 Coleridge Primary?
- Coleridge Primary has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Coleridge Primary full?
- Coleridge Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 253 on roll (120%), 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 Coleridge Primary a faith school?
- No. Coleridge Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Coleridge Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Coleridge Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Coleridge Primary?
- Coleridge Primary is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coleridge Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coleridge Primary rank locally?
- Coleridge Primary ranked 33rd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 Coleridge Primary's absence rate?
- Coleridge Primary's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coleridge Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coleridge Primary'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.