Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School
Ashwood Road, Parkgate, Rotherham, S62 6HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Dawn Roper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Wickersley Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 140799
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709710847
About this school
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 166 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 29 | 29 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 55% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 66% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 69% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 66% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Rawmarsh Ashwood 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 | 38% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School compares
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School ranked 60th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 | 52% | 5.5% | 28.7% | 166 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 6% | 43.7% | 180 | 0.6 miles |
| Eastwood Village Primary School | 32% | 7.3% | 71.4% | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| Greasbrough Primary School | 72% | 5.8% | 31.3% | 271 | 1.1 miles |
| Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School | — | 5.4% | 33.6% | 121 | 1.1 miles |
| Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School | 73% | 4.6% | 44.3% | 212 | 1.1 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)
- 28.74%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 14.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Eastwood Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Greasbrough Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School ranks 50th 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 ages does Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School teach?
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School is Miss Dawn Roper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rawmarsh Ashwood 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 many pupils are at Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School?
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School full?
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 166 on roll (79%), so it has space against 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 Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School is part of WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School ranked 60th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Rawmarsh Ashwood 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 Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rawmarsh Ashwood 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.