Anston Park Infant School

About Anston Park Infant School

Anston Park Infant School is a state primary in Rotherham, a local authority with 96 primary schools, only six of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good, placing it in the solid middle tier of provision in the area. Among its local peers, the top-ranked schools are St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School, Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School, and Roughwood Primary School, all of which score higher on the local ranking index. Anston Park is a smaller-than-average infant school, with 153 pupils against a capacity of 180, and it serves children aged five to seven. Its headteacher is Ryan Cousins. The school is non-religious and co-educational, and it does not have a nursery or sixth form. With 20.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, it serves a community with above-average economic need compared with the national primary average.

Academically, the school's most recent graded Ofsted inspection took place in 2013, when it was judged Outstanding overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness. However, its most recent inspection was an ungraded visit in 2022, which confirmed that the school remains Good. The inspection report from that visit noted that leadership and management are Good, though no separate grade was given for quality of education, behaviour, or personal development. The school's previous inspection in 2007 also rated it Outstanding. There are no published Key Stage 2 SATs results for Anston Park because it is an infant school — children leave at age seven, before the end of Key Stage 2 — so direct comparison with the Rotherham local authority average of 60 per cent reaching the expected standard is not possible. Parents considering the school should look instead at the feeder junior school's outcomes for a fuller picture of later academic progress.

The school offers a range of facilities including art studios, an ICT suite, a sports hall, music rooms, a dining hall, and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, rounders, cross country, and football, while clubs extend to coding, drama, choir, and chess. For children with additional needs, the school provides support for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions for the 2025/26 intake show the school is oversubscribed: 79 applications were received for 46 places, with 41 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.72. This suggests strong local demand, and families living closest to the school are most likely to secure a place. Anston Park Infant School suits families who want a small, community-focused infant setting with a Good Ofsted rating and a broad range of clubs and sports for young children.

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