Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Rotherham (Rotherham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We aim to send all young people into an ever-changing world able and qualified to play their full part in it. It is with great pleasure, as Headteacher of the school, that I welcome you to our website and hope it provides you with all the up-to-date and relevant information you need to find out about our nurturing, community school.
Please use the social media links at the top of our page to see even more amazing things going on in school, and if a parent/carer of a child in school, remember to link to your child's class on ClassDojo. Lots of our exciting learning and key information and messages are posted in this way.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sandhill Pledges
- PSHE and Personal Development
- Facilities Hire
- Foundation Stage
- Medical Diets
- Medical
- Multiplication Tables Check
- Maths Calculation Support
- Rewards
- Class Pages Foundation Stage
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 144490
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (3 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Kanes | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Gough | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Paula Radcliffe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Louise Peace Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Emma Leighton Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr David Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record