Laughton Junior and Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sheffield, Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2021 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Laughton Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Sheffield, Rotherham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Laughton 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower; its 0.8 first choices per offer was the 4th lowest of 87 Rotherham primary schools.
- Free school meal eligibility is 13.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31% 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
- School Road, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Sheffield, S25 1YP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “The three core values ‘respect, reflect and resilience’ shine through this school.”
- “Pupils know and understand these values.”
- “Relationships of respect and care exist between pupils and staff.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some teachers do not choose the most appropriate activities to help pupils to learn new knowledge.”
- “This prevents some pupils from reaching ambitious end points.”
- “However, in subjects other than mathematics and English, leaders have not identified the precise knowledge that they want children to learn by the end of Reception.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 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) | 53% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 21 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.
- Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Dinnington Community Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Thurcroft Junior Academy 1.5 mi Not judged
- Anston Greenlands Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anston Park Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anston Park Junior School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thurcroft Infant School 1.8 mi Not judged