Thorpe Hesley Primary School
Upper Wortley Road, Rotherham, S61 2PL
580 pupils · 121% of 478 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 November 2023, published 7 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 68 | 78 | 115 | 68 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 69 | 74 | 99 | 69 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 62 | 60 | 87 | 62 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 62 | 62 | 89 | 62 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 70 | 70 | 96 | 70 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 68 | 67 | 88 | 68 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Coit Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lound Junior School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Beck Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lound Infant School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ecclesfield Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.