Wath Academy, Rotherham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We have recently been judged to be outstanding in 4 out of the 5 areas that OFSTED inspect. We are very proud of this judgement, having previously been deemed inadequate during the school's last inspection, prior to Academisation. However, we recognise this is just the start of our improvement journey."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026, an open evening on Monday 9 November 2026 and an open evening on Friday 13 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Wath Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Rotherham and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Rotherham and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: 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 36.1, against 54 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 479 families put Wath Academy as their first choice and 737 named it as one of their preferences, for 322 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 158 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wath Academy are Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 39.7); Swinton Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.7); The Laurel Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.8); and Rawmarsh Community School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1).

Wath Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Wath Academy is one of 12 schools run by Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wath Academy (as of April 2026): 78% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 318 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 195 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 14% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Swinton (South Yorks) Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wath Comprehensive School/Festival Road (at), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Wath Academy issued 167 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wath Academy are Wath Central Primary School (0.3 miles), Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Wath Victoria Primary School (0.5 miles) and Wath Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.