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Maltby Academy

  • 11–19Ages
  • 1,096Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 136042URN

Braithwell Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.3per place
0.2 below Rotherham median (1.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rotherham

222 applications for 175 places · 13th of 16 in Rotherham
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
39.8of 90
13th of 16 in Rotherham
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 16 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 28 April 2026
    Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 26 April 2022
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.3applications per place, Year 7
0.2 below Rotherham median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

222 applications · 175 places offered · 167 named it first

  1. 2026 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.5
  2. 2025 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.4
  3. 2024 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.3
  4. 2023 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.3
  5. 2022 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.2
  6. 2021 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.3
  7. 2020 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.4
  8. 2019 1.1; Rotherham median median 1.3
  9. 2018 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.3
  10. 2017 1.1; Rotherham median median 1.5
  11. 2016 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.4
  12. 2015 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
  13. 2014 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.7
More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Rotherham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261752221.31670.95
Sep 20251631891.21570.96
Sep 20242012531.31960.98
Sep 20231922231.21840.96
Sep 20221902181.21770.93
Sep 20212002531.32071.03
Sep 20202072441.21990.96
Sep 20192072281.11860.90
Sep 20181972471.31900.96
Sep 20171952161.11830.94
Sep 20161752141.21720.98
Sep 20151752261.31710.98
Sep 20141832351.31800.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

189 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.813th of 16 in Rotherham
Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%12th of 16 in Rotherham
Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%
  • This school
  • Rotherham median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)18939.839%57%–
2024/2518942.034%52%–
2023/2417744.036%55%−0.13
2022/2318342.536%56%−0.17

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
136042 · 372/6905
Trust
Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,200 pupils · 1,096 on roll
Free school meals
35.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 January 2010
Replaced
Maltby Community School - Specialising in Business and Enterprise (URN 106952)
Address
Braithwell Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8AB
Local authority
Rotherham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources