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Wales High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Storth Lane, Kiveton Park, Sheffield S26 5QQ · waleshigh.com · 01909 771291
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,783
- 96% of 1,867 places
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 271 families put the school first and 277 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 277 | 271 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 294 | 347 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 300 | 311 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 304 | 351 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 305 | 328 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 41.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rotherham it was 41.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.9 | −7.2 |
| Sixth form college | 10.9 | +5 |
| Further education | 35 | +2.3 |
| Other education | 0.3 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | +1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 students | C+ (33.5) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 91 students | C+ (33.4) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 38 students | Dist (34.6) | Average +0.06 | |
| 17 students | Merit+ (26.9) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 112 | C+ (34) | -0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 89 | C+ (31.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 109 | B- (35.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 115 | C+ (34.6) | -0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 132 | C (30.9) | -0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 150 | C (31.4) | +0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 136 | C+ (32.5) | +0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.1 | −5.2 |
| Further and other education | 3 | +2.2 |
| Further education | 0.8 | — |
| Other education | 2.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.9 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 27.5 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wales High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (175 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 175
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 54 parents (31%) with SEND