Aston Hall Junior and Infant School

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Ofsted's Parent View survey, based on 116 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows that 92% of parents would recommend Aston Hall Junior and Infant School to other families. That's a strong vote of confidence, and it's backed up by the detail: 97% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and a combined 97% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally, too. For the 2025/26 academic year, Aston Hall received 73 applications for just 43 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.7. Of those, 44 were first-preference applications, and all 43 places went to first-preference families. So if you're considering this school, getting your application in as a top choice matters. The headteacher, Scott Holmes, leads a school that currently has 295 pupils on roll, just shy of its capacity of 315, which suggests a settled and sought-after community.

Academically, Aston Hall performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Rotherham average of 60%. That places the school 18th out of 84 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 25% locally. Looking at individual subjects, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, with an average scaled score of 106, and the same proportion hit the expected level in both maths and writing. Maths pupils scored an average of 105. At the higher standard, 27% achieved above expectations in reading, 23% in maths and 14% in writing, though only 9% reached that level across all three subjects. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained, and it has held a Good rating since at least its previous graded inspection in 2011.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a sensory room, forest school area, music rooms, a sports hall and playing fields. Clubs such as science, eco, coding, chess and book club run alongside sports including swimming, athletics, netball and rounders. For families with children who have additional needs, the school's SEND provisions cover a broad spectrum, from specific learning difficulties like dyslexia to autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. That said, the Parent View data on SEND support is worth noting: while 74% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, 27% disagreed or strongly disagreed, which is a higher proportion of dissatisfaction than on most other questions. Aston Hall is a non-denominational state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, and with no nursery or sixth form, it's a straightforward choice for families seeking a well-regarded local primary with strong academic outcomes and a busy extracurricular offer.

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