Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School

Rotherham · S60 4AG

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 241 pupils, 14.4% FSM

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Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School

General Information

Address: Hall Close Avenue, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AG – View on map
Phone: 01709541878
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Vanessa Hill
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 45 families put it first for 30 places – 15 for every 10 places. 58% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 15 · 2026 15
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

241 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 33
% eligible for free school meals: 14.4%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Rotherham average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.9% a year (Rotherham 15%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 31% moved to another school, 69% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Rotherham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Rotherham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Outstanding (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 93% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 30% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 33 percentage points above the Rotherham average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 91% against an expected 61%)
3-year average (expected standard): 91%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 93%
Average test scores: reading 113, maths 113
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRotherham averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 33 percentage points above the Rotherham average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 3rd of 84 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Woodsetts Primary School100%
#2St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School97%
#3Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School93%
#4Herringthorpe Junior School85%
#5Aston Fence Junior and Infant School83%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Woodsetts Primary School100%
#2St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School97%
#3Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School93%
#4Herringthorpe Junior School85%
#5Aston Fence Junior and Infant School83%
=6Roughwood Primary School81%
=6Todwick Primary School81%
=6Wales Primary School81%
#9Aston Hall Junior and Infant School80%
#10St Gerard's Catholic Primary School79%
#11Swallownest Primary School78%
#12Wickersley Northfield Primary School77%
=13Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School76%
=13Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School76%
=13Thurcroft Junior Academy76%
=13Wath Church of England Primary School76%
=17Bramley Grange Primary School74%
=17Listerdale Primary Academy74%
=17St Mary's Catholic Primary School74%
#20Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School73%
=21Brookfield Primary Academy72%
=21Greasbrough Primary School72%
=21Sitwell Junior School72%
=24Ravenfield Primary Academy70%
=24Whiston Junior and Infant School70%
=26Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School69%
=26St Bede's Catholic Primary School69%
=26Waverley Primary Academy69%
=29Flanderwell Primary School68%
=29Kilnhurst Primary School68%
=29Kimberworth Community Primary School68%
=29Redscope Primary School68%
#33Coleridge Primary67%
#34Brinsworth Howarth Primary School66%
=35Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School64%
=35Maltby Redwood Academy64%
=37Anston Hillcrest Primary School63%
=37Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School63%
=37Thornhill Primary School63%
=37Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy63%
=37Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School63%
=42Brinsworth Manor Junior School62%
=42Thorpe Hesley Primary School62%
=44Anston Greenlands Primary School61%
=44Treeton Church of England Primary School61%
#46Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy60%
=47Aston Lodge Primary School59%
=47Harthill Primary School59%
=49High Greave Junior School58%
=49Swinton Queen Primary School58%
=49Wath Central Primary School58%
=52Blackburn Primary School57%
=52Maltby Lilly Hall Academy57%
#54Monkwood Primary School56%
#55Catcliffe Primary School55%
#56Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School54%
=57Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy53%
=57Laughton Junior and Infant School53%
=59Maltby Manor Academy52%
=59Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School52%
#61Aughton Primary Academy50%
=62East Dene Primary48%
=62St Joseph's Catholic Primary School48%
=62Wath Victoria Primary School48%
=65Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School47%
=65Thrybergh Primary School47%
=67Broom Valley Community School46%
=67Crags Community School46%
=67Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School46%
=67Rockingham Junior and Infant School46%
=71Canklow Woods Primary School43%
=71Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School43%
#73Highfield Farm Primary School42%
#74Anston Brook Primary School41%
=75Badsley Primary School39%
=75Meadow View Primary School39%
#77St Ann's Primary School34%
#78Dinnington Community Primary School33%
=79Eastwood Village Primary School32%
=79Springwood Primary Academy32%
#81St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)29%
#82Foljambe Primary School26%
#83Ferham Primary School13%
#84St Joseph's Catholic Primary School11%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,333 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

7th of 77 primary schools in Rotherham for spending per pupil

#5Eastwood Village Primary School£8,432
#6Badsley Primary School£8,355
#7Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School£8,333
#8Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School£8,302
#9Ferham Primary School£8,283

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Highfield Farm Primary School£9,357
#2Foljambe Primary School£9,095
#3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£8,903
#4Kimberworth Community Primary School£8,617
#5Eastwood Village Primary School£8,432
#6Badsley Primary School£8,355
#7Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School£8,333
#8Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School£8,302
#9Ferham Primary School£8,283
#10Coleridge Primary£8,206
#11Meadow View Primary School£8,198
#12Crags Community School£8,181
#13Thrybergh Primary School£7,871
#14East Dene Primary£7,846
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,833
#16St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Maltby)£7,815
#17Aughton Primary Academy£7,743
#18Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School£7,708
#19St Gerard's Catholic Primary School£7,610
#20Wath Victoria Primary School£7,607
#21Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy£7,531
#22Maltby Redwood Academy£7,518
#23Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School£7,512
#24St Ann's Primary School£7,473
#25Thornhill Primary School£7,389
#26Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School£7,311
#27Ravenfield Primary Academy£7,299
#28Blackburn Primary School£7,225
#29Redscope Primary School£7,186
#30Dinnington Community Primary School£7,157
#31Canklow Woods Primary School£7,049
#32Roughwood Primary School£7,049
#33Anston Brook Primary School£7,014
#34Aston Lodge Primary School£7,011
#35Greasbrough Primary School£6,951
#36Swallownest Primary School£6,924
#37Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,865
#38Catcliffe Primary School£6,822
#39Broom Valley Community School£6,788
#40Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy£6,756
#41Maltby Manor Academy£6,452
#42Bramley Grange Primary School£6,408
#43Wales Primary School£6,355
#44St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,348
#45Rockingham Junior and Infant School£6,327
#46Laughton Junior and Infant School£6,293
#47Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy£6,271
#48Harthill Primary School£6,267
#49Kilnhurst Primary School£6,260
#50Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School£6,192
#51Brookfield Primary Academy£6,185
#52Thorpe Hesley Primary School£6,135
#53Swinton Queen Primary School£6,133
#54Springwood Primary Academy£6,105
#55Woodsetts Primary School£6,100
#56Wath Central Primary School£6,081
#57Monkwood Primary School£6,077
#58Anston Greenlands Primary School£6,065
#59Todwick Primary School£6,045
#60Aston Fence Junior and Infant School£6,018
#61St Bede's Catholic Primary School£5,994
#62Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School£5,899
#63Anston Hillcrest Primary School£5,896
#64Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School£5,888
#65St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School£5,835
#66Wath Church of England Primary School£5,819
#67Flanderwell Primary School£5,813
#68Listerdale Primary Academy£5,802
#69Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School£5,765
#70Aston Hall Junior and Infant School£5,763
#71Brinsworth Howarth Primary School£5,725
#72Maltby Lilly Hall Academy£5,719
#73Waverley Primary Academy£5,659
#74Whiston Junior and Infant School£5,603
#75Treeton Church of England Primary School£5,423
#76Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School£5,400
#77Wickersley Northfield Primary School£5,288

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