Primary school

St Gerard's Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Rotherham
  • S65 4AE
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jun 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,026 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 16%16%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 9%9% · 2017/182018/19: top 30%2022/23: top 64%2023/24: top 17%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM79% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM26% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 73% · 11 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 50% · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 86% · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 75% · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 56% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 76% · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 79% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%86%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 11 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 4% · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 8% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 18% · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 26% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%26%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 11 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 109 · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 105 · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 102 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 104 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 11 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 104 · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 105 · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 105 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5105103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.8%
30 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3130
2nd100
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026150
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.4%
First language not English9.6%
SEN support14.4%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils7.0%

Girls 43.1%Boys 56.9%

107.1% full · 140 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 79 responses (54.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 74.7% not applicable90% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.6% not applicable93.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?17.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 17.7% who said Yes above92.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child92.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing93.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development97.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.7
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.8
  • Leadership 0.8
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 6.6 FTE · Whole workforce 17.9 · 29 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,267
Spend per pupil£7,610
Staff spend per pupil£5,658
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£50,000in-year balance

Grants £6,781 · self-generated £486 · premises £733 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £774,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it