Canklow Woods Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2018
Not published
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2018
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Canklow Woods Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 entry.
Canklow Woods Primary 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
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 43% met the expected standard, 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham that have results.
- Reception 2026: 27 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 55.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, while the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham is 18.5%.
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
- Wood Lane, Canklow, Rotherham, S60 2XJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “The school provides a welcoming and vibrant environment where pupils are valued and cared for.”
- “The school knows pupils, their families and the community well.”
- “Strong, positive relationships underpin the school’s work.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, learning tasks do not help pupils to learn the intended curriculum as well as they could.”
- “This affects how securely some pupils build their knowledge.”
- “However, there is inconsistency in the school’s expectations of how handwriting and early letter formation are taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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.
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Broom Valley Community School 0.9 mi Good
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Brinsworth Howarth Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ferham Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Sitwell Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Sitwell Nursery & Infant School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published