Broom Valley Community SchoolHerringthorpe Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rotherham.

Summary of the comparison

Broom Valley Community School and Herringthorpe Infant School are primary schools in Rotherham.

  • Broom Valley Community School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Herringthorpe Infant School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Herringthorpe Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Broom Valley Community School was judged Good and Herringthorpe Infant School was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Broom Valley Community School (45.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Broom Valley Community School versus Herringthorpe Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RotherhamBroom Valley Community SchoolRotherhamHerringthorpe Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 95 in Rotherham Stronger figure82nd of 95 in Rotherham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll411 291
Capacity482 305
LocationRotherham, S60 2QU Rotherham, S65 2JW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census411 291
Free school meals (ever 6)44.9% 24.2%
English as an additional language63.5% 36.8%
SEN support19.2% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.5% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence33.3% 11.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Broom Valley Community School

Herringthorpe Infant School

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