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Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham S63 7PQ · saintpiusx.school · 01709 767900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Rotherham 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 687
- 37 over 650 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 96% 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 | 131 | 112 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 105 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 126 | 154 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 134 | 182 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 135 | 168 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 41.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.75 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106962)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.3 | +14.7 |
| Sixth form college | 5.9 | −11.2 |
| Further education | 54.2 | +3.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −5.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 106962)
Ofsted
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106962)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106962), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106962)
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106962)
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106962)
Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106962)