Wales High School, Sheffield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Wales High School is a comprehensive school, admitting young people of all academic abilities from 11 to 19 years of age. The current roll is over 1,800, including Sixth Form students. Situated on the edge of the villages of Wales and Kiveton Park, the School serves a wide community."

Coming up: an open day on Friday 4 December 2026, an open day on Tuesday 23 February 2027, an open day on Friday 14 May 2027 and an open day on Sunday 27 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Wales High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Rotherham and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Rotherham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.06: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.3, against 48.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 271 families put Wales High School as their first choice and 489 named it as one of their preferences, for 277 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wales High School are Aston Academy (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.3); Westfield School (2.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.2); EDClass Ltd (3 miles); and Dinnington High School (3.5 miles, Attainment 8 46.7).

Wales High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Of the 311 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 131 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Wales High School has a resourced provision for autism: 40 places, 31 pupils on roll.

Wales High School had 136 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Kiveton Bridge Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chestnut Avenue/Storth Lane (at), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 52 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Rotherham (146).

In 2024/25, Wales High School issued 412 suspensions, 22.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wales High School are Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School (under 0.1 miles), Kiveton Park Infant School (0.3 miles), Wales Primary School (0.6 miles) and Todwick Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.