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Wingfield Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wingfield Road, Rotherham S61 4AU · wingfield.rotherham.sch.uk · 01709 513002
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 990
- 145 over 845 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 208 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 93% 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 | 195 | 208 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 191 | 206 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 195 | 219 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 207 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 198 | 239 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 49.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rotherham it was 41.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47 | 46 | ||
| ▲49.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.79 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.9 | −9.5 |
| Sixth form college | 28.2 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 43.5 | +10.2 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 4.1 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wingfield Academy on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 102
- 11% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (15%) with SEND