Aston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,366 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Academy special sponsor led
Abbey School
- Pupils on roll
- 238of 205 places
- Free school meals
- 54.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 34
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 26 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Abbey School (URN 106967, until 15 March 2016).
What the data says
Of the 22 pupils who finished Year 11 at Abbey School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Abbey School’s own sixth form (Rotherham average 24%), 50% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 6.0 against 46.1 across England and 41.8 in Rotherham, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Rotherham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Abbey School | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 22 | 3,387 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 41% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Abbey School | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 6.0 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 58% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.62 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 59% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 5.5 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 6.8 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 18 | 53% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 0% |
| Combined Science | 18 | 53% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 6% |
| English Language | 17 | 50% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 0% |
| English Literature | 10 | 29% | 86% | 0% | 21% | 0% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 6 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Rotherham
Brinsworth Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,389 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Clifton Community School
Academy sponsor led · 1,146 pupils
66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 29.4
Maltby Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,096 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.0
Oakwood High School
Academy converter · 1,067 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.5
Rawmarsh Community School
Academy sponsor led · 1,067 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.