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Badsley Primary School

Community school · Rotherham · S65 2QS

Ages 4–11 · 548 pupils · Rotherham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.0%
Unauthorised4.4%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
527

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

50

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
77
Preferred offers (top 3)
50
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

548 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
548
Boys / girls
269 / 279
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
548 / 630 (87%)
Free school meals
58.4%
FSM pupils
320
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Windle

Location

Address
Badsley Moor Lane
Postcode
S65 2QS
Town
Rotherham
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Rotherham
District
Rotherham
Constituency
Rotherham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rotherham, Rotherham, 548 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 58.4%.

Open schools in Rotherham
102
Primary schools in Rotherham
76
Academies among open schools in Rotherham
77% (79)
Open schools in S65
23
Primary in S65
17
Open schools in Rotherham LA
128
Primary in Rotherham LA
96

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RotherhamNear S65

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 2NU · Rotherham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand1.10

    0.2 miles away

  • East Dene Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 2DF · Rotherham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM58.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Herringthorpe Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 2JW · Rotherham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM32.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • Herringthorpe Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 2JW · Rotherham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Coleridge Primary

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 1LW · Rotherham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM58.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • High Greave Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 3LZ · Rotherham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM54.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • High Greave Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 3LZ · Rotherham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM66.9%

    0.7 miles away

  • St Ann's Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rotherham · S65 1PD · Rotherham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM57.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Windle
Telephone
01709828665
Website
www.badsleyprimary.org

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