Whiston Junior and Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2021
2019 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whiston Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2021 entry.
Whiston Junior and 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 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 13 first-choice families (31%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.4 first choices per offer in Reception 2026, this school ranks 3rd highest of 87 Rotherham primary schools.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 70% met the expected standard, 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham that have results.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Saville Road, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this school.”
- “They attend well and enjoy their time here.”
- “There are respectful and kind relationships between adults and pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not consistently check what pupils know.”
- “As a result, sometimes work does not match pupils’ understanding and mistakes are not routinely identified.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 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) | 70% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Sitwell Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Sitwell Nursery & Infant School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Herringthorpe Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Herringthorpe Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Broom Valley Community School 1.2 mi Good
- Listerdale Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published