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Brampton Cortonwood Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Barnsley, S73 0XH

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Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 20 Jan 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages2 to 7
Pupils110
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Vanessa Lambert
TrustJAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityRotherham
Opened01 Jun 2017
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 144324.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils110
Girls52
Boys58
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.23.6%
First language not English10%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.150
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.78
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.48%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.17
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.0
Average class size20.8

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
89.1%
Other White
6.4%
Gypsy/Roma
0.9%
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
Indian
0.9%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.8
Teachers (FTE)4.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.71
Support staff (FTE)9.75
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.29
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.40
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.29
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.29
Applications from another local authority (Reception)8

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolRotherhamEngland
Overall absence5.5%, similar to England, similar to Rotherham5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.19.6%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham14.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham1.2%1%

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Nearby schools

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Good
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Frequently asked questions about Brampton Cortonwood Infant School

What is Brampton Cortonwood Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Brampton Cortonwood Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 20 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Brampton Cortonwood Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Brampton Cortonwood Infant School made 29 offers from 40 applications (1.4 per offer), and 29 of 29 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Brampton Cortonwood Infant School?

Brampton Cortonwood Infant School has 110 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Brampton Cortonwood Infant School?

Brampton Cortonwood Infant School had 150 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Brampton Cortonwood Infant School?

At Brampton Cortonwood Infant School, the average class had 20.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Brampton Cortonwood Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Brampton Cortonwood Infant School missed 5.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 19.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

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.