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Wath Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham S63 7NW · wathacademy.com · 01709 760222
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 2,104
- 304 over 1,800 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 479 families put the school first and 322 places were offered; 67% 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 | 322 | 479 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 313 | 384 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 310 | 446 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 323 | 406 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 334 | 315 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 45.1% 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 B- (35.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.01 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106954)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.7 | +1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | −2 |
| Further education | 28.9 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | +2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143 students | B- (35.9) | Below average -0.19 | |
| 144 students | B- (36) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 98 students | Dist- (32.6) | Average -0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 133 | C+ (34.9) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 137 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 135 | B (39.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 127 | B- (35.4) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 135 | C+ (33.2) | -0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 148 | C+ (33.2) | +0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 169 | C (31.1) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46.2 | −4.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.4 | +5.1 |
| Employment | 25.1 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | +4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
Wath Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106954), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106954)
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106954)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 23
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (57%) with SEND