Sitwell Junior School
Sitwell Junior School, Grange Road, Rotherham, S60 3LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Dawson
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 141060
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709531867
About this school
Sitwell Junior School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 302 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 79% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 95% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Sitwell Junior 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 | 60% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 307 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sitwell Junior School compares
Sitwell Junior School ranked 22nd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 302 | — |
| Sitwell Nursery & Infant School | — | 5.2% | 13.7% | 221 | 0.0 miles |
| Whiston Junior and Infant School | 70% | 4% | 14.8% | 191 | 0.4 miles |
| Herringthorpe Infant School | — | 4.2% | 24.2% | 281 | 0.4 miles |
| Herringthorpe Junior School | 85% | 5% | 33.2% | 354 | 0.5 miles |
| Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School | 93% | 4.5% | 18.4% | 241 | 0.6 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)
- 15.36%
- English as an additional language
- 46.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 5.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sitwell Nursery & Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Whiston Junior and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Herringthorpe Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Herringthorpe Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Sitwell Junior School ranks 15th 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 Sitwell Junior School teach?
- Sitwell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Sitwell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Sitwell Junior School is Mrs Jennifer Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sitwell Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sitwell Junior 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 Sitwell Junior School?
- Sitwell Junior School has 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Sitwell Junior School full?
- Sitwell Junior School has capacity for 300 pupils and 302 on roll (101%), 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 Sitwell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Sitwell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sitwell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sitwell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sitwell Junior School?
- Sitwell Junior School is part of INSPIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sitwell Junior School'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 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sitwell Junior School rank locally?
- Sitwell Junior School ranked 22nd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sitwell Junior School's absence rate?
- Sitwell Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sitwell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sitwell Junior 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.