Maltby Academy, Rotherham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Maltby Academy excels at making every pupil feel they belong. Staff warmly welcome students each morning, and the school offers an impressive range of enrichment activities like trampolining, ultimate frisbee and gardening that all pupils can access. Teachers are skilled at supporting pupils with different needs, and the school has created a calm, respectful community where behaviour and attendance have significantly improved.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion practices with dedicated support for vulnerable learners resulting in improved attendance and decreasing suspensions
- Impressive personal development and enrichment programme including Wednesday afternoon activities available to all pupils
- Strong positive culture with excellent relationships between staff and pupils, resulting in improved attendance at or above national averages
- Well-structured curriculum with ambitious plans that build knowledge step-by-step across all subjects
- Effective support for pupils with SEND through tailored teaching and specialist provisions
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics achievement historically lagging behind other subjects, though gaps are closing quickly
- Post-16 students not always attaining as well as they could in national examinations
- Need for more consistent checking of pupil progress in lessons to close knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Boxing, special effects make-up, trampolining, ultimate frisbee, gardening, reading mentor schemes, house competitions in art, photography and chess, student leadership opportunities
Maltby Academy has undergone a significant transformation, creating a positive school culture where pupils feel they belong and are respected. Leaders have overhauled the curriculum and are robustly addressing historic weaknesses in mathematics.
At a Glance
35.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
23 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.6
Avg class size
50
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
1,096 pupils
1,200 capacity
104 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rotherham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Rotherham
Admissions Demand - Rotherham
Places available
3,677
Applications
2,919
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
96.7%
Secondary admissions across Rotherham (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.19357%
Overall absence
31.52279%
Persistent absence
1,031
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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