Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School

About Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School

Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Rotherham, serving 179 pupils aged 3 to 11. Within the local authority’s 96 primary schools, it ranks 50th on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of Rotherham’s primaries. The top-performing local peers are St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School, Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School, and Roughwood Primary School, each scoring significantly higher on the same metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Aston Fence Junior and Infant School, 2.1 km away. Aston All Saints itself has held a Good rating across its two most recent inspections, most recently in October 2022, with Good marks for every category including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. It is a relatively small school, operating below its capacity of 236, and offers nursery provision for younger children.

Academically, Aston All Saints’ key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show 57% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is slightly below the Rotherham local authority average of 60%. Individual subject scores tell a mixed story: 73% met the expected standard in maths and 73% in writing, but reading was lower at 63%. At the higher standard, just 3% achieved the combined measure, with 7% reaching higher in maths, 13% in reading and 13% in writing. Average scaled scores were 102 in both reading and maths. The school’s national ranking places it in the 63rd percentile among all primaries, but within Rotherham it sits in the bottom 50. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds compared with pupils’ starting points. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 9.5%, below the national average.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 45 applications for 17 places and 17 first-preference offers, giving a ratio of 2.65 applicants per place. Facilities include a library, outdoor playground, dining hall, sports hall, ICT suite, art studios and a chapel. Sports offered are football, swimming, tennis, cricket and netball, and clubs include drama, choir and eco club. The school provides for a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, hearing and visual impairments, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This breadth of SEND provision, combined with its Church of England character and nursery offering, makes it a practical choice for local families seeking a community primary with strong pastoral support, though those prioritising top academic outcomes may want to compare it with higher-ranked peers in the area.

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