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Badsley Primary School

Badsley Moor Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 2QS ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025
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At a glance

A state primary school for ages 4–11 in Rotherham. Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are well below the England average (39% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). 58 families put it first for 59 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
4–11
Pupils
548
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Rotherham
Headteacher
Mr Mark Windle

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Jan 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 87 pupils

Expected standard
39%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
1%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
101
Average scaled score
Maths score
101
Average scaled score
This school
39%
Rotherham
60%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
59
1st preferences
58
All applications
86
1st prefs per place
0.98
Fewer first choices than places

58 of 58 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
540
Capacity
630
87% full
Girls / boys
51/49
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)60%
  • English as an additional language27.6%
  • SEN support33.3%
  • Education, Health and Care plan8.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.
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