Wickersley Northfield Primary School
Northfield Lane, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 2HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kizzi Matanga
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- White Woods Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 141337
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709543704
About this school
Wickersley Northfield Primary School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 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 23 March 2023, 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 | 61 | 57 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 84% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 25% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 96% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 91% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Wickersley Northfield 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 | 77% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wickersley Northfield Primary School compares
Wickersley Northfield Primary School ranked 12th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 443 | — |
| St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 97% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 246 | 0.2 miles |
| Flanderwell Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 395 | 0.4 miles |
| Bramley Sunnyside Infant School | — | 4.4% | 11.7% | 269 | 0.5 miles |
| Bramley Sunnyside Junior School | — | — | — | 331 | 0.5 miles |
| Listerdale Primary Academy | 74% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 361 | 0.8 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)
- 10.39%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 7.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Flanderwell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Bramley Sunnyside Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Bramley Sunnyside Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Listerdale Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Wickersley Northfield Primary School ranks 6th 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School teach?
- Wickersley Northfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wickersley Northfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wickersley Northfield Primary School is Miss Kizzi Matanga, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wickersley Northfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wickersley Northfield 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School?
- Wickersley Northfield Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wickersley Northfield Primary School full?
- Wickersley Northfield Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 443 on roll (99%), 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wickersley Northfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wickersley Northfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wickersley Northfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wickersley Northfield Primary School?
- Wickersley Northfield Primary 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wickersley Northfield Primary School rank locally?
- Wickersley Northfield Primary School ranked 12th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Wickersley Northfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Wickersley Northfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wickersley Northfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wickersley Northfield 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.