Rockingham Junior and Infant School
Roughwood Road, Wingfield Estate, Rotherham, S61 4HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WILLOW TREE ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Rennison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Willow Tree Academy
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 145740
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709740266
About this school
Rockingham Junior and Infant School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rockingham Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 45 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 60% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 89% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 78% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 80% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| 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 Rockingham 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 | 41% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 321 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rockingham Junior and Infant School compares
Rockingham Junior and Infant School ranked 70th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.3% | 35.6% | 315 | — |
| Roughwood Primary School | 81% | 7.6% | 46.1% | 262 | 0.5 miles |
| Greasbrough Primary School | 72% | 5.8% | 31.3% | 271 | 0.6 miles |
| Redscope Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 47.1% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 347 | 1.1 miles |
| Kimberworth Community Primary School | 68% | 5% | 48.6% | 246 | 1.4 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)
- 35.63%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 21.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roughwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Greasbrough Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Redscope Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Kimberworth Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Rockingham Junior and Infant School ranks 57th 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 Rockingham Junior and Infant School teach?
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Rockingham Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Rockingham Junior and Infant School is Mrs Louise Rennison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rockingham Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rockingham 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 many pupils are at Rockingham Junior and Infant School?
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Rockingham Junior and Infant School full?
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School has capacity for 448 pupils and 315 on roll (70%), 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 Rockingham Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Rockingham Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rockingham Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rockingham Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Rockingham Junior and Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School is part of WILLOW TREE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rockingham Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rockingham Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School ranked 70th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rockingham Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rockingham Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rockingham 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 10 July 2026.