Wath Victoria Primary School
Sandymount Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Kilner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- James Montgomery Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 285
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 140170
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709760103
About this school
Wath Victoria Primary School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 279 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 46 | 46 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 37% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 52% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 50% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 57% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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 Wath Victoria 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 | 39% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 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 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 318 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wath Victoria Primary School compares
Wath Victoria Primary School ranked 64th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.5% | 42.8% | 279 | — |
| Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 21.1% | 225 | 0.5 miles |
| Wath Central Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 26% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Wath Church of England Primary School | 76% | 4.4% | 19.2% | 423 | 0.8 miles |
| Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School | 76% | 4.9% | 22.6% | 313 | 1.2 miles |
| Swinton Queen Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 28.5% | 339 | 1.2 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)
- 42.8%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Wath Central Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Wath Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Mexborough
-
Swinton Queen Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Mexborough
Other schools in Rotherham
Wath Victoria Primary School ranks 53rd 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 Wath Victoria Primary School teach?
- Wath Victoria Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wath Victoria Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wath Victoria Primary School is Mrs Gemma Kilner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wath Victoria Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wath Victoria 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 Wath Victoria Primary School?
- Wath Victoria Primary School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wath Victoria Primary School full?
- Wath Victoria Primary School has capacity for 285 pupils and 279 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wath Victoria Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wath Victoria Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wath Victoria Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wath Victoria Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wath Victoria Primary School?
- Wath Victoria Primary School is part of JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wath Victoria Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Wath Victoria Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wath Victoria Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wath Victoria Primary School rank locally?
- Wath Victoria Primary School ranked 64th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wath Victoria Primary School's absence rate?
- Wath Victoria Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wath Victoria Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wath Victoria 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.