Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School
Hall Close Avenue, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vanessa Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- White Woods Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 140116
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709541878
About this school
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 241 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 87% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 17% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 100% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 113.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.60 | - | - |
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 Whiston Worrygoose Junior and 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 | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School compares
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School ranked 3rd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 4.5% | 18.4% | 241 | — |
| Whiston Junior and Infant School | 70% | 4% | 14.8% | 191 | 0.4 miles |
| Sitwell Junior School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| Sitwell Nursery & Infant School | — | 5.2% | 13.7% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Herringthorpe Infant School | — | 4.2% | 24.2% | 281 | 1.0 miles |
| Herringthorpe Junior School | 85% | 5% | 33.2% | 354 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 6 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.4%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiston Junior and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Sitwell Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Sitwell Nursery & Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Herringthorpe Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Herringthorpe Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School ranks 2nd 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 Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School teach?
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School is Mrs Vanessa Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whiston Worrygoose Junior and 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 big is Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School?
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School full?
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 241 on roll (115%), 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 Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School?
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School is part of WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School ranked 3rd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant 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 15 July 2026.