Academy sponsor led · Rotherham

Wath Academy

11–18Ages
2,104Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145848URN

Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.8 above Rotherham median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Rotherham

737 applications for 322 places · 3rd of 16 in Rotherham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.7of 90

Rotherham 44.5 England 46.0

3rd of 16 in Rotherham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Rotherham median (1.5) close to England median (2.2)

737 applications · 322 places offered · 479 named it first

2026 2.3; Rotherham median median 1.5
2025 1.8; Rotherham median median 1.4
2024 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.3
2023 1.9; Rotherham median median 1.3
2022 1.5; Rotherham median median 1.2
2021 1.4; Rotherham median median 1.3
2020 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.4
2019 1.6; Rotherham median median 1.3; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Rotherham median median 1.3; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Rotherham median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Rotherham median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rotherham median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Rotherham median

Dashed bars: as Wath Comprehensive School : A Language College (URN 106954), 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	322	737	2.3	479	1.49
Sep 2025	313	558	1.8	384	1.23
Sep 2024	310	677	2.2	446	1.44
Sep 2023	323	596	1.9	406	1.26
Sep 2022	334	505	1.5	315	0.94
Sep 2021	317	449	1.4	299	0.94
Sep 2020	280	469	1.7	259	0.93
Sep 2019 *	319	521	1.6	302	0.95
Sep 2018 *	309	519	1.7	303	0.98
Sep 2017 *	296	653	2.2	336	1.14
Sep 2016 *	291	634	2.2	327	1.12
Sep 2015 *	286	717	2.5	383	1.34
Sep 2014 *	294	725	2.5	377	1.28

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

309 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.73rd of 16 in Rotherham

Rotherham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%3rd of 16 in Rotherham

Rotherham 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Rotherham 61% England 66%

This school
Rotherham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.10

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	309	49.7	51%	70%	–
2024/25	286	47.8	45%	65%	–
2023/24	318	49.5	49%	69%	+0.10
2022/23	298	50.2	49%	69%	+0.39

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

Wath AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
0.6 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2023

1.8applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
The Laurel Academy
3.1 km · Doncaster

Good2023

1.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Rawmarsh Community School
3.4 km · Rotherham

2026

1.1applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Astrea Academy Dearne
4.4 km · Barnsley

Good2023

1.1applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
Netherwood Academy
5.3 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.3applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Thrybergh Academy
5.9 km · Rotherham

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.3applications per place 34.6Attainment 8
Wingfield Academy
5.9 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: 145848 · 372/4007
Trust: Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,800 pupils · 2,104 on roll
Free school meals: 25.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Wath Comprehensive School : A Language College (URN 106954)
Address: Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7NW
Local authority: Rotherham

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