Secondary schools in Rotherham
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Rotherham has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,387 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 80% stayed in education (England 86%): 24% in a school sixth form, 18% at a sixth form college, 35% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
8% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 29% of students in Rotherham went to university (England 37%), and 12% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Rotherham against England
| Measure | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,387 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Rotherham
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (16)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,366 | 82% | 39% | 34% | 6% | 50% | 44.2 | 45% |
| Brinsworth AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,389 | 83% | 40% | 32% | 4% | 68% | 44.5 | 39% |
| Clifton Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,146 | 66% | 6% | 34% | 2% | — | 29.4 | 18% |
| Dinnington High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,005 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.3 | 39% |
| Maltby AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,096 | 76% | 37% | 30% | 6% | 46% | 42.0 | 34% |
| Oakwood High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,067 | 81% | 4% | 20% | 4% | — | 47.5 | 38% |
| Rawmarsh Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,067 | 75% | 6% | 46% | 7% | — | 38.8 | 36% |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in HumanitiesAcademy converter | 687 | 84% | 14% | 59% | 7% | — | 43.6 | 42% |
| St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | 818 | 89% | 15% | 32% | 1% | — | 48.9 | 43% |
| Swinton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 870 | 84% | 24% | 47% | 6% | 66% | 41.1 | 42% |
| Thrybergh AcademyAcademy converter | 525 | 69% | 7% | 46% | 3% | — | 28.8 | 13% |
| Wales High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,783 | 81% | 33% | 37% | 7% | 35% | 45.3 | 41% |
| Wath AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 2,104 | 81% | 43% | 34% | 3% | 48% | 47.8 | 45% |
| Wickersley School and Sports CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,984 | 81% | 35% | 23% | 5% | 52% | 49.0 | 56% |
| Wingfield AcademyAcademy converter | 990 | 73% | 3% | 43% | 10% | — | 47.0 | 50% |
| Winterhill SchoolAcademy converter | 941 | 75% | 6% | 39% | 3% | — | 39.3 | 37% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNN Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | — | — |
| Thomas Rotherham Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter | 0 | — | — | — | — | 45% | — | — |
| Abbeywood Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 0% |
| Abbey Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 238 | 91% | 0% | 50% | 5% | — | 6.0 | 0% |
| Elements Academystate · Free schools special | 170 | 53% | 0% | 41% | 0% | — | 2.1 | 0% |
| Kelford Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 172 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Milton Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0% |
| Newman Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8 | 0% |
| The Willows Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 197 | 88% | 0% | 21% | 0% | — | — | — |