Catcliffe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2019
Not published
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2019
2018 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Catcliffe Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2019 entry.
Catcliffe 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 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 29 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 87 Rotherham primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception in 2026, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- Rotherham Road, Catcliffe, Rotherham, S60 5SW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
- “Leaders’ expectations for how pupils should behave are exceedingly high.”
- “There is a clear reward system that motivates pupils.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified gaps in pupils’ writing and communication and language knowledge, particularly for younger pupils.”
- “However, staff do not give younger children sufficient opportunities to practise making marks for their emerging writing.”
- “Staff do not support children to write and form letters carefully enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2023 (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) | 55% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 18 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 Howarth Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Waverley Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Treeton Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Canklow Woods Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whiston Junior and Infant School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published