School profile

Badsley Primary School

Primary · Community school · Rotherham, S65 2QS

Requires improvement

Map showing Badsley Primary School

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,982 of 15,057

Worse than 92% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Badsley Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 28 Jan 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils548 of 630 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Mark Windle
Local authorityRotherham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 106833.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolRotherhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths39%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths1%6%8%
Average reading score101105106
Average maths score101104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score102104105
Expected standard in reading52%71%76%
Expected standard in writing68%71%73%
Expected standard in maths59%72%75%
Pupils taking tests87--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils548
Girls279
Boys269
Eligible for free school meals58.4%
First language not English29%
SEN support190
EHC plan55
Average class size24.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
57.1%
Pakistani
17.2%
Other White
6.8%
Other ethnic group
4.6%
Other Asian
3.3%
African
2.9%
Other mixed
2.2%
White and Asian
2%
White and Black African
0.9%
Indian
0.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolRotherhamEngland
Overall absence7.4%5.4%5.1%
Persistent absence25.3%14.7%13.2%
Severe absence1.3%1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)59
Applications (Reception)86
First preference applications (Reception)58
First preference offers (Reception)58
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places630
Pupils on roll544
Unfilled places13.7%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult7.2
Teachers (FTE)32.72
Teaching assistants (FTE)41.33
Support staff (FTE)54.78
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2528.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2526.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Badsley Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miNurseryArnold Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.2 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miSecondarySt Bernard's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miSecondaryClifton Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryEast Dene PrimaryAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryHerringthorpe Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryHerringthorpe Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryColeridge PrimaryAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryHigh Greave Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHigh Greave Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Badsley Primary School

What is Badsley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Badsley Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 28 Jan 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Badsley Primary School rank in England?

Badsley Primary School ranks 13,982 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 92% of schools).

How many pupils attend Badsley Primary School?

Badsley Primary School has 548 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 630.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.