Maltby Manor Academy

About Maltby Manor Academy

Maltby Manor Academy’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit below the Rotherham local authority average, a gap that parents will want to weigh carefully. In the 2023/24 academic year, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 60%. That places the school 69th out of 96 primary schools in the borough, and in the bottom half nationally. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 72% of children met the expected standard in writing, and 60% did so in both reading and maths. But the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 6%, well below what many local families might hope for. The school’s average scaled scores of 102 in both reading and maths are in line with the national average of 100, but the gap at the expected combined level is the headline takeaway.

Academically, the school has been on a clear upward trajectory in terms of its Ofsted rating. In its most recent graded inspection in 2017, it was judged Good overall, with leadership and management also rated Good. That marked a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2014, when it was rated Inadequate. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed that the school remains Good. The early years provision was also rated Good in the 2017 inspection. With 40.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals — well above the national average — the school serves a relatively disadvantaged community, and its Progress 8 scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to its intake. The local authority has six primary schools rated Outstanding, but Maltby Manor is not among them.

The school offers a broad range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, art studios, a library and a sensory room. There is also a chapel on site. Clubs include science, book, coding, chess, art and eco club, and sports on offer are gymnastics, football, cross country, dance and athletics. The school has a nursery provision and caters for children from age three. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 49 applications for 33 places, with all 33 first-preference applicants offered a place. The school’s SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that may suit families who value a supportive, inclusive environment and a strong pastoral offer, but who are prepared for academic outcomes that sit below the local average.

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