Roughwood Primary School is a primary school located in Rotherham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Roughwood Road, Rotherham, S61 3HL
Website: www.roughwoodprimary.org
Telephone: 01709740254
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rotherham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Fearnley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144195

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 336
Number of Pupils: 296
Number of Boys: 157
Number of Girls: 139

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.5 to 0
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redscope Primary School
Kimberworth Park Road , S61 3JT 		- not rated 448 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rockingham Junior and Infant School
Roughwood Road , Wingfield Estate S61 4HY 		1out of 4 944 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Wortley Road , Kimberworth S61 1PD 		3out of 4 1,202 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greasbrough Primary School
Munsbrough Rise , Greasbrough S61 4RB 		3out of 4 1,832 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kimberworth Community Primary School
Kimberworth Road , Kimberworth S61 1HE 		3out of 4 1,901 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wingfield Academy
Wingfield Road , S61 4AU 		3out of 4 913 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Winterhill School
High Street , Kimberworth S61 2BD 		3out of 4 1,683 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey School
Little Common Lane , Kimberworth S61 2RA 		4out of 4 1,644 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Kelford School
Oakdale Road , Kimberworth S61 2NU 		3out of 4 2,484 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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