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Faith schools in and near Rotherham

All 3 faith schools in Rotherham, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Rotherham

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  1. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Rotherham, S61 1PD · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Rotherham faith schools average, low absence.

    53 first choices, 44 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Rotherham faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Rotherham faith schools 5.3%
    Pupils
    347
    Pupils per teacher
    32.3
    View school St Bede's Catholic Primary School
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Rotherham, S65 2NU · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Rotherham faith schools average, low absence.

    25 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1174%

    Rotherham faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Rotherham faith schools 5.3%
    Pupils
    211
    Pupils per teacher
    26.1
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Bernard's Catholic High School

    Rotherham, S65 3BE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Rotherham faith schools average.

    254 first choices, 146 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.3

    Rotherham faith schools 50.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.8%Rotherham faith schools 5.3%
    Pupils
    818
    Pupils per teacher
    16.9
    View school St Bernard's Catholic High School

Just outside Rotherham

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Rotherham.

  1. Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy

    1.9 miles from Rotherham · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Rotherham faith schools average, high absence.

    26 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1160%

    Rotherham faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.6%Rotherham faith schools 5.3%
    Pupils
    184
    Pupils per teacher
    22.7
    View school Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    2.2 miles from Rotherham · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Rotherham faith schools average.

    30 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Rotherham faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.0%Rotherham faith schools 5.3%
    Pupils
    180
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
The big picture

How Rotherham's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Rotherham average 4.8%St Bede's Catholic Primary School: 4.2%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 4.3%St Bernard's Catholic High School: 5.8%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Rotherham

Ofsted grades in Rotherham

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Rotherham

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Rotherham have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Rotherham, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Rotherham, teaching 1,376 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

71.2% of pupils in Rotherham faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

21.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,761 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Rotherham?
There are 3 faith schools in Rotherham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Rotherham?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Rotherham on Eduscope are St Bede's Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School and St Bernard's Catholic High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Rotherham ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Rotherham faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Rotherham is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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