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Winterhill School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
High Street, Kimberworth, Rotherham S61 2BD · winterhill.org.uk · 01709 740232
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 941
- 72% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 29.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 160 families put the school first and 177 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 | 177 | 160 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 160 | 140 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 144 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 195 | 180 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 167 | 133 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.3, and 36.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.15 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106950)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.6 | −1 |
| Sixth form college | 31.8 | −6.6 |
| Further education | 37.9 | +5.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | −1 |
| Employment | 4.1 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Winterhill School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 27
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on 8 parents (30%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (15%) with SEND