Aston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,366 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
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The Willows School
- Pupils on roll
- 197of 150 places
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 22
- Ofsted
- Report card, 25 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Expected standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Willows School (URN 106970, until 1 April 2023).
What the data says
Of the 24 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Willows School in 2023, 0% stayed on in The Willows School’s own sixth form (Rotherham average 24%), 21% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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 | The Willows School | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 24 | 3,387 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 67% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 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
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
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Maltby Academy
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Oakwood High School
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Rawmarsh Community School
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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.