Thorpe Hesley Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 147739
- Address
- Upper Wortley Road, Thorpe Hesley, S61 2PL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 547 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 88.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other White 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Thorpe Hesley Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 69
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 6 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 31 21 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 13 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 27 33 |
| Year 1 | 63 36 27 |
| Year 2 | 70 32 38 |
| Year 3 | 71 33 38 |
| Year 4 | 68 32 36 |
| Year 5 | 68 31 37 |
| Year 6 | 74 36 38 |