Thurcroft Junior Academy 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 05/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Green Arbour Road, Rotherham

School Information

Address: Green Arbour Road, Rotherham, S66 9DD
Website: www.thurcroftacademy.org/
Telephone: 01709543194
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rotherham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Stone
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138357

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 261
Number of Boys: 135
Number of Girls: 126

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.3 to -1.7
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thurcroft Junior Academy
Green Arbour Road , Thurcroft S66 9DD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thurcroft Infant School
Locksley Drive , Thurcroft S66 9NT 		- not rated 450 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School
High Street , Laughton-en-le-Morthen S25 1YF 		- not rated 2,395 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Laughton Junior and Infant School
School Road , Laughton-en-le-Morthen S25 1YP 		3out of 4 2,630 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Willows School
Locksley Drive , Thurcroft S66 9NT 		3out of 4 175 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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