Aston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,366 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Academy special sponsor led
Newman School
- Pupils on roll
- 185of 185 places
- Free school meals
- 62.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 18
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 12 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Newman School (URN 106966, until 31 August 2024).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Newman School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 2.8 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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
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 | Newman School | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 2.8 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 58% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.19 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 78% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 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 | 5 | 28% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| English Language | 4 | 22% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 6% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Combined Science | 1 | 6% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
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.