Herringthorpe Junior School, Rotherham

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Herringthorpe Junior School

Chatterton Drive, Rotherham S65 2JW

https://www.herringthorpejuniors.com/

Herringthorpe Junior School is an academy. It has about 360 boys and girls aged between 7 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in February 2025.

This school is a member of Willow Tree Academy. (Other schools in this trust include Greasbrough Primary School, Rockingham Junior and Infant School and Roughwood Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Attainment, Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.0		Herringthorpe Infant School
0.4		Sitwell Infant School
0.4		Sitwell Junior School
0.6		St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.6		Broom Valley Community School
0.6		Badsley Primary School
0.9		Whiston Junior and Infant School
1.0		Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School
1.1		East Dene Primary
1.1		Listerdale Junior Academy
1.1		Coleridge Primary
1.1		St Ann's Primary School

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Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.

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