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Arnold Nursery School

The Arnold Centre, Goldsmith Road, Rotherham, S65 2LY

OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
AttendanceNot published
Attainment–
AdmissionsNot published
Pupils172

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall grade

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (May 2025): no overall grade — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management outstanding. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Outstanding
  • Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in S65. Where we have them, council (Rotherham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
172
Free school meals
0%
39.5% below district average (39.5%)

Also: Rotherham 29% · England 24%

SEN
21.6%
5.1% below district average (26.7%)

Also: Rotherham 23.5% · England 19.6%

EAL
37.9%
10.1% above district average (27.8%)
Attendance
Not published

Also: Rotherham 92.9% · England 93.4%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the S65 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attainment
–

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
Not published
Pupils on roll
172

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Rotherham page.

SEN support

SEN %
21.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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