Academy sponsor led · Rotherham

Swinton Academy

11–16Ages
870Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143141URN

East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 above Rotherham median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rotherham

206 applications for 117 places · 8th of 16 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.7of 90

Rotherham 44.5 England 46.0

11th of 16 in Rotherham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Rotherham median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

206 applications · 117 places offered · 104 named it first

2026 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.4
2024 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.3
2023 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.3
2022 1.2; Rotherham median median 1.2
2021 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.3
2020 1.3; Rotherham median median 1.4
2019 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.3
2018 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.3
2017 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.5
2016 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Swinton Community School (URN 106959), the previous school.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	117	206	1.8	104	0.89
Sep 2025	110	164	1.5	110	1.00
Sep 2024	193	236	1.2	151	0.78
Sep 2023	176	229	1.3	150	0.85
Sep 2022	191	223	1.2	177	0.93
Sep 2021	176	236	1.3	174	0.99
Sep 2020	165	219	1.3	162	0.98
Sep 2019	176	248	1.4	172	0.98
Sep 2018	178	257	1.4	178	1.00
Sep 2017	167	249	1.5	161	0.96
Sep 2016 *	151	237	1.6	147	0.97
Sep 2015 *	154	258	1.7	123	0.80
Sep 2014 *	129	245	1.9	117	0.91

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

177 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.711th of 16 in Rotherham

Rotherham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%11th of 16 in Rotherham

Rotherham 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Rotherham 61% England 66%

This school
Rotherham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.21

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	177	40.7	40%	58%	–
2024/25	163	41.1	42%	61%	–
2023/24	181	39.6	33%	58%	−0.21
2022/23	177	41.1	36%	59%	−0.15

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

Swinton AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
1.5 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
Wath Academy
2.0 km · Rotherham

Good2023

2.3applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Rawmarsh Community School
2.6 km · Rotherham

2026

1.1applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
The Laurel Academy
2.7 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Thrybergh Academy
3.9 km · Rotherham

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.3applications per place 34.6Attainment 8
Astrea Academy Dearne
5.2 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.1applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
De Warenne Academy
5.5 km · Doncaster

2026

1.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Wingfield Academy
5.6 km · Rotherham

2026

1.5applications per place 50.1Attainment 8

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: 143141 · 372/4004
Trust: Aston Community Education Trust
Capacity: 1,130 pupils · 870 on roll
Free school meals: 35.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Swinton Community School (URN 106959)
Address: East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8JW
Local authority: Rotherham

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