Ferham Primary School
Ferham Road, Rotherham, S61 1AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vikki Fenton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- James Montgomery Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 148013
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709740962
About this school
Ferham Primary School is a primary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ferham 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 7% | 13% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 15% | 29% |
| Expected standard in maths | 37% | 15% | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 23% | 15% | 21% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 92.0 | 96.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 92.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Ferham 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 | 17% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 13% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ferham Primary School compares
Ferham Primary School ranked 83rd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 13% | 12% | 74% | 228 | — |
| Thornhill Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 42.6% | 316 | 0.4 miles |
| Kimberworth Community Primary School | 68% | 5% | 48.6% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadow View Primary School | 39% | 5.2% | 46.9% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 347 | 1.0 miles |
| Canklow Woods Primary School | 43% | 5.9% | 59.5% | 245 | 1.3 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)
- 74.02%
- English as an additional language
- 80.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.95%
- Persistent absence
- 47.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornhill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Kimberworth Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Meadow View Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Canklow Woods Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Ferham Primary School ranks 68th 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 Ferham Primary School teach?
- Ferham Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ferham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ferham Primary School is Mrs Vikki Fenton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ferham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ferham 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 Ferham Primary School?
- Ferham Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ferham Primary School full?
- Ferham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), 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 Ferham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ferham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ferham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ferham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Ferham Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ferham 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.
- How have Ferham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 13% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ferham Primary School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Ferham Primary School ranked 83rd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ferham Primary School's absence rate?
- Ferham Primary School's overall absence rate is 12% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ferham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ferham 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 10 July 2026.