Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Mexborough, Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
Not published
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2021
2019 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School is a primary school in Mexborough, Rotherham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2021 entry.
Swinton Fitzwilliam 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 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 31 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 45.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 76% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Rotherham that have results.
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
- Broadway, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8HF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils behave well in class and around school.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils are proud ambassadors of their school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ achievement in national tests over the past two years indicate that some pupils achieve less well than expected by the time they leave the school.”
- “Despite this, further refinement of the school’s practice is required for its ambition to be realised.”
- “However, they do not consistently check what pupils already know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 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) | 76% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 31 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.
- Brookfield Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Swinton Queen Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wath Victoria Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School 1.3 mi Good