Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School

About Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School

Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Rotherham, currently home to 104 pupils against a capacity of 118. That leaves a handful of spare places, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 29 applications for just 14 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.07. Only nine of those applicants put it as their first preference, which suggests it's a popular fallback option locally. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 13.9%, slightly below the national primary average of around 23%, indicating a relatively less deprived intake than many schools in the area. With nursery provision on site, the school serves children from age three right through to Year 6, and its mixed-gender, state-funded model keeps it accessible to all local families.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024 rated it Requires Improvement overall, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2014. The inspection found that the quality of education, early years provision, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all require improvement, though personal development was judged Good. At Key Stage 2, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well below the Rotherham local authority average of 60%. Reading scores were a relative bright spot, with an average scaled score of 104 and 24% of pupils reaching the higher standard, but maths was weaker, with just 6% achieving the higher threshold. No pupils reached the higher standard in writing. The school ranks 70th out of 84 primary schools in Rotherham, placing it in the bottom half nationally.

Facilities are a strong point for such a small school, including a library, playing fields, a forest school area, music rooms, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, tennis, netball, football and rounders, and clubs include coding, book club and art club. The school's SEND register covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder, so it's well set up to support a range of additional needs. For families who value a Church of England ethos and a village-school feel, Laughton All Saints offers a genuine community atmosphere, but the Requires Improvement rating and below-average KS2 results mean parents prioritising strong academic outcomes may want to look at higher-performing local options like St Alban's or Whiston Worrygoose.

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