St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Park Nook Doncaster Road, Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Baxter
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 139877
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709850568
About this school
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 150 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
- 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 | 25 | 17 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 76% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 18% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 100% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 82% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 82% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 St Gerard's Catholic 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 | 56% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gerard's Catholic Primary School compares
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4% | 16.4% | 150 | — |
| Thrybergh Primary School | 47% | 6.1% | 66.7% | 159 | 0.3 miles |
| Foljambe Primary School | 26% | 8.1% | 66.7% | 144 | 0.4 miles |
| Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy | 63% | 7% | 33.7% | 176 | 0.5 miles |
| Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy | 60% | 6.6% | 41% | 184 | 0.8 miles |
| High Greave Junior School | 58% | 5.4% | 69.1% | 133 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.44%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thrybergh Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Foljambe Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
High Greave Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th 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 St Gerard's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gerard's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Gerard's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Bernadette Baxter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Gerard's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gerard's Catholic 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 St Gerard's Catholic Primary School?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Gerard's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 150 on roll (107%), 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 St Gerard's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Gerard's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hallam.
- Does St Gerard's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Gerard's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Gerard's Catholic Primary School?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School is part of ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Gerard's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Gerard's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Gerard's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gerard's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gerard's Catholic 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 1 July 2026.