Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Mexborough, Rotherham·S64 5UA
Composite score
34.4
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#12,465
National rank
#1307
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#61
In Rotherham
Top 84%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
53%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
25 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
40
any preference, for 25 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
221
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
20.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,271
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy is a primary school serving Mexborough, Rotherham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 221 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 26.2 pupils per teacher. Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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