Primary school

Brinsworth Howarth Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Rotherham
  • S60 5JR
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,861 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 46%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 67%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 20%20% · 2023/242024/25: top 46%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM66% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 65% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 61% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 48% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 75% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 66% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%75%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 5% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 11% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 102 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 101 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 106 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 105 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.4%
27 of 34 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 79.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3427
2nd533
3rd310

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2024Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026181
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.5%
First language not English10.1%
SEN support6.1%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.6%

Girls 58.6%Boys 41.4%

80.4% full · 225 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 41 responses (21% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75.6% not applicable80% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 36.6% not applicable96.2% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school82.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent97.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 1.2
  • Teaching assistants 5.1
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 7.8 FTE · Whole workforce 16.7 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,109
Spend per pupil£5,725
Staff spend per pupil£4,390
Reserve per pupil−£416
  • −£80,000revenue reserve
  • +£74,000in-year balance

Grants £5,979 · self-generated £135 · premises £275 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST (20 academies) · trust reserve £1,114,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it