Primary schools3 · best KS2 results first
Photo: Gareth Simpson · CC BY 2.0C−School Grade
Schools in Kiveton Park · DfE, Ofsted
Kiveton Park’s state schools trail 76% of towns in England on results
Reading, writing and maths at the expected standard: 57% of primary pupils in Kiveton Park, below both South Yorkshire’s towns (62%) and towns in England (62%). 4 state-funded schools are located in Kiveton Park’s built-up area. Kiveton Park grades C− for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #53 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.
State schools
4
3 primary, 1 secondary
Reading, writing & maths
57%
meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25
England’s schools: 62%
Attainment 8
42.4
GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
39%
a strong pass in both · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47%
Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.
What stands out about Kiveton Park’s schools
Below England at both ages
Kiveton Park’s secondary results beat 28% of English towns; its primary results beat 28%. 57% of the town’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 58% across Rotherham. Every school’s result ↓
Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.
School Grade
Kiveton Park grades C− for schools
Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.
Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (57% meet the standard)Better than 28% of towns in England
Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (42.4 and 39%)Better than 28% of towns in England
The primary figure: 2 primaries in the town, 249 pupils in results over three years. Kiveton Park has 1 secondary of its own with GCSE results, too few to judge on, so the secondary figure uses the 3 graded secondaries in and within 3 km of the town (829 pupils in results). Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.
Map
Where Kiveton Park’s 4 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Kiveton Park’s built-up area.
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PrimarySecondary (named)Special, nursery, 16–19Size: pupilsABCDNo letter
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Getting a place
How school places work in Kiveton Park
Rotherham Council handles applications for every state school in Kiveton Park, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.
Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.
Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work
How full each school is
Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%.
Wales100%
Wales High96%
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior86%
Kiveton Park Infant incl. nursery82%
DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.
The schools
4 state schools in Kiveton Park
Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.
Letters of Kiveton Park’s schoolsA 1B 0C 2D 01 without a letter
Secondary schools1 · best GCSE results first
Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspections
Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.
Good 1Requires improvement 1Ungraded inspection only 2
Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 0 of Kiveton Park’s 4 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.
Who runs them
2 academy trusts and the council
Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.
| Run by | Schools | Pupils | Their letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Montgomery Academy TrustKiveton Park Meadows Junior, Kiveton Park Infant | 2 | 330 | C− |
| Wales High School Academy TrustWales High | 1 | 1,783 | C+ |
| Rotherham CouncilWales | 1 | 209 | A− |
After 16
Where Kiveton Park’s teenagers go at 16
In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.
The state secondary in Kiveton Park has its own sixth form. The nearest college is RNN Group, a further-education college 7.2 miles away.
Secondaries with a sixth form
1 of 1
state schools in Kiveton Park
Colleges within 12 miles
3
nearest: RNN Group
Grammar schools in Rotherham
0
no selective state secondaries
| College | Distance |
|---|---|
| RNN GroupFurther-education college · S65 1EG | 7.2 mi |
| The Sheffield CollegeFurther-education college · S2 2RL | 8.2 mi |
| Chesterfield CollegeFurther-education college · S41 7NG | 9.4 mi |
Towns its size
364th of 487 English towns of 5,000 to 10,000
Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns either side of Kiveton Park, and the top and bottom of the group.
| # | Town | Schools | KS2 | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ E&M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdon Greater Manchester | A+ | 83% | 78.4 | 99% |
| … | |||||
| 360 | Yatton Somerset | C− | 57% | — | — |
| 361 | Egremont Cumbria | C− | 61% | 39.6 | 32% |
| 362 | Clayton-le-Moors Lancashire | C− | 59% | 41.9 | 37% |
| 363 | Selston Nottinghamshire | C− | 60% | 40.8 | 32% |
| 364 | Kiveton Park South Yorkshire | C− | 57% | 42.4 | 39% |
| 365 | Peasedown St John Somerset | C− | 59% | 42.5 | 33% |
| 366 | Washingborough and Heighington Lincolnshire | C− | 59% | 40.9 | 35% |
| 367 | Milnrow Greater Manchester | C− | 51% | 44.9 | 43% |
| 368 | Blackheath West Midlands | C− | 56% | 43.9 | 39% |
| … | |||||
| 487 | Amble Northumberland | D− | 35% | 32.7 | 16% |
Neighbours
Kiveton Park and the places around it
Coloured by School Grade.
TodwickHarthillSouth AnstonKillamarshSwallownest and AstonNorth AnstonDinningtonKiveton Park
| Town | Schools | KS2 | Att. 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiveton Park 4 schools | C− | 57% | 42.4 |
| Todwick 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 0.9 mi | B− | 64% | 44.5 |
| Harthill 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.4 mi | C+ | 59% | 44.5 |
| South Anston 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.9 mi | C | 57% | 45.3 |
| Killamarsh 3 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.4 mi | D | 51% | 41.1 |
| Swallownest and Aston 9 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.5 mi | B− | 66% | 41.9 |
| North Anston 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.5 mi | C | 57% | 46.7 |
| Dinnington 6 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3 mi | C− | 36% | 46.7 |
Todwick has the best-graded schools nearby (B−). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
- Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Kiveton Park: 2% (England’s average school: 8%).
- Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
- Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
- Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
- Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
- Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
- Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.
Questions about schools in Kiveton Park
Are schools in Kiveton Park good?
Kiveton Park’s state schools earn a C− against schools across England: primary results beat 28% of towns in England; secondary results beat 28% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Rotherham council.
What is the best primary school in Kiveton Park?
On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Wales Primary School: 74% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.
Do Kiveton Park secondary schools have sixth forms?
Yes, it has one.
How do I apply for a school place in Kiveton Park?
Through Rotherham Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).
How many state schools are in Kiveton Park?
4 open state-funded schools are located in Kiveton Park’s built-up area: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 0 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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