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Swinton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough S64 8JW · swintonacademy.org · 01709 570586
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 870
- 77% of 1,130 places
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 117 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 | 117 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 110 | 110 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 193 | 151 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 150 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 191 | 177 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 42.3% 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+ (32.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106959)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.8 | +6.1 |
| Sixth form college | 8.8 | −4.2 |
| Further education | 40.9 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.9 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 students | C+ (32.7) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 32 students | C+ (32.7) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 20 students | Dist- (32.5) | Average +0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 34 | D+ (23.7) | -0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 38 | C (28.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 55 | D+ (23.2) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 24 | C- (26.9) | -0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 42 | C- (25.1) | -0.29 |
| 2015/16 | 52 | D+ (24.4) | -0.46 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.8 | −45.5 |
| Further and other education | 10.8 | — |
| Further education | 2.7 | — |
| Other education | 8.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 13.5 | — |
| Employment | 24.3 | +7.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | — |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | — |
Ofsted
Swinton Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106959), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106959)
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 58
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (19%) with SEND