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Rawmarsh Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Monkwood Road, Rawmarsh, Rotherham S62 7GA · rawmarsh.org · 01709 710672
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,067
- 99% of 1,075 places
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 173 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 | 173 | 148 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 183 | 173 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 216 | 210 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 221 | 221 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 197 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.8, and 35.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.18 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.3 | −4.4 |
| Sixth form college | 22.3 | −7.6 |
| Further education | 59.1 | +21 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Rawmarsh Community School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Positive
- 46%
- Replies
- 73
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 27 parents (37%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (37%) with SEND