St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Park Nook Doncaster Road, Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4AEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Rotherham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 126 schools in Rotherham. It ranks 6th of 68 primary schools in Rotherham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 June 2025, report published 8 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 June 2025
The school is a safe and welcoming place to be. Pupils enjoy coming to school. At social times, they play well together. Pupils encourage each other to join in games. They celebrate each other's successes. Staff expect pupils to engage positively in learning. Pupils rise to these expectations. Lessons are calm and purposeful. Pupils collaborate well with their classmates, which helps them to learn from each other. The school has strengthened the curriculum. Staff have high expectations of pupils' learning and achievement. Pupils learn the knowledge and skills that they need to be ready for their next stage. There are some areas of the curriculum where pupils' knowledge is less detailed. The school has identified this and continues to refine those areas of the curriculum. Pupils have opportunities to explore their local area and the natural world. The school's outdoor classroom develops this further. Pupils learn new skills, such as preparing a campfire, and work together to solve problems. Older pupils say that the residential visits have boosted their confidence to try new things. There are a range of leadership opportunities for pupils, such as school council member and playground leader. These roles mean a lot to pupils. They are keen to be good role models and to help others. Pupils' community spirit is a strength of the school.
What the school should improve
- In some wider curriculum subjects, pupils are not supported to build on what they already know or to make connections to their previous learning. When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school should ensure that the curriculum is well sequenced, so that it supports pupils to know more and remember more.
- Some learning opportunities provided to children in the early years, which are intended to be accessed independently, do not enable children to learn successfully without adult support. Where this happens, children do not securely learn what is intended. The school should ensure that independent learning opportunities enable children to build successfully on their current knowledge and skills.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
19 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
150 pupils on roll, with places for 140
Schools near St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrybergh Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Foljambe Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 26% met the expected standard |
| Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| High Greave Junior School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Baxter
- Phone
- 01709850568
- Address
- Park Nook Doncaster Road, Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4AE
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- URN
- 139877
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.