Primary school

Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Rotherham
  • S60 4AG
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 169 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 4%2017/18: top 33%2018/19: top 13%2022/23: top 1%1% · 2022/232023/24: top 4%2024/25: top 2%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM93% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%10/10 Top 10%+9.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM30% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%10/10 Top 10%+43.7 pts
Reading score113 · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510/10 Top 10%+27.2 pts
Maths score113 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510/10 Top 10%+56 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 89% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 73% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 83% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 93% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 87% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 93% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%93%73%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 29% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 17% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 20% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 17% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 30% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%30%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 107 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 110 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 110 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 113 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105113105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 108 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 111 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 111 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 113 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5113105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in57.8%
26 of 45 who put it first2014 · 62.2%2026 · 57.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4526
2nd464
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementStrong
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2021Outstanding
  3. 2026Lowest Strong

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026241
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.4%
First language not English14.6%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

114.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 9.6
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 8.3
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 12.2 FTE · Whole workforce 24.7 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,034
Spend per pupil£8,333
Staff spend per pupil£4,588
Reserve per pupil£1,552
  • +£364,000revenue reserve
  • +£399,000in-year balance

Grants £9,761 · self-generated £273 · premises £337 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £1,599,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it