Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2018
Not published
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2018
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Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 entry.
Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 35 first-choice applications for 36 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 42nd lowest of 87 Rotherham primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 39.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 30.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham.
- There are 20.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rotherham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- South Street, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 5QW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy learning.”
- “The ethos of ‘secure, happy and successful’ is a lived experience for pupils in this school family.”
To improve
- “Some pupils need extra support when they struggle with their behaviour.”
- “However, in some foundation subjects, teachers do not consistently check to ensure that pupils have learned the important knowledge identified in the curriculum.”
- “Their knowledge of faiths and non-faiths is variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rotherham.
- Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School 0.1 mi Not judged
- Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Monkwood Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School 1.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published