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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberRotherhamS61 2PLThorpe Hesley Primary School
Primary

Thorpe Hesley Primary School

Primary

Rotherham · Rotherham · S61 2PL www.thorpehesleyprimary.rotherham.sch.uk/

Pupils
547
cap. 478
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRotherham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thorpe Hesley Primary School · Primary · Rotherham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
62%
-2pp
69%66%62%
'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
14%
+7pp
14%11%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
547
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Upper Wortley Road, Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, S61 2PL
Local authority
Rotherham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%14%69%26%77%22%77%32%84%85%103.0106.0107.018%547
2023/2464%7%79%24%81%17%77%29%96%77%105.0105.0105.014%534
2022/2369%7%79%33%80%9%81%24%90%86%105.0104.0107.0-0.40+0.20+0.1014%546

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2554726.618%2%9%3%6%
2023/2453421.814%2%10%5%11%
2022/2354619.514%2%11%5%11%
2021/2255622.613%1%10%6%14%
2020/2155423.512%1%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.