Thorpe Hesley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thorpe Hesley Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 2 November 2023. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Thorpe Hesley 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 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 Reception 2026 it had 1.1 first choices per offer, the 10th highest of 87 Rotherham primary schools.
- Reception 2026 had 78 first-choice applications for 68 offers: 67 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 17 of the 115 applications (15%) came from families living outside Rotherham; 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% 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
- Upper Wortley Road, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, S61 2PL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 580 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 2 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely happy at Thorpe Hesley Primary School.”
- “They are passionate about learning.”
- “Pupils are excellent ambassadors for the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 December 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) | 62% | 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: 78 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 67 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.
- Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Redscope Primary School 1.8 mi Good
- Roughwood Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Blackburn Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rockingham Junior and Infant School 2.1 mi Good
- Meadow View Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged
- Kimberworth Community Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published