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Rawmarsh Nursery School

Rotherham, S62 6ADNurseryAges 2–5MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Oct 2023
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About Rawmarsh Nursery School

Rawmarsh Nursery School holds the highest possible Ofsted rating of Outstanding, a grade it received in its most recent graded inspection in 2014 and confirmed as unchanged in an ungraded inspection in 2023. For a nursery school, the most telling academic metric is the quality of early years provision, and here the school’s leadership and management were also judged Outstanding in that same 2014 inspection. This places Rawmarsh among just two nursery schools in the whole of Rotherham local authority to hold an Outstanding rating, out of a total of three such schools. The school has clearly maintained its high standards over time, with the 2023 ungraded inspection noting that it remains Outstanding. For parents of two-to-five-year-olds in the area, this consistency is a strong signal that the school’s approach to early education is both effective and enduring.

Key Details

School TypeNursery (State)
Age Range2 to 5 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBarbers Crescent, Rotherham, Rotherham, S62 6AD
HeadteacherLynsey Hadfield
Local AuthorityRotherham
Number of Pupils160
Nursery ClassesYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (11 Oct 2023): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 1 Apr 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

4
Outdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

6

Sports

SwimmingDanceGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubGardeningEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:30

Source: rawmarshchildrenscentre.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Rawmarsh Nursery School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.