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Foljambe Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Foljambe Drive, Rotherham S65 4HQ · foljambeprimary.co.uk
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 26%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rotherham 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 144
- 69% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 64.7%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 26% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Rotherham it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼26% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼96 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Foljambe Primary School on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 11
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied