Oakwood High School
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Oakwood High School is a converter academy in Rotherham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 1,067 pupils, 17 more than it has places for. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 40 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 32% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UH01709 512222oakwood.acMr Phillip Storey headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 27 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 10 November 2021 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
207 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 207 | 216 | 213 | 202 | 203 | 206 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 47.5 | 45.7 | 47.6 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 47.1 | 42.4 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.12 | -0.08 | -0.22 | -0.27 | -0.11 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 38% | 38% | 46% | 47% | 42% | 35% | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 66% | 65% | 71% | 72% | 70% | 66% | 58% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.89 | 3.65 | 3.86 | 3.96 | 4.08 | 3.85 | 3.58 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 18% | 12% | 8% | 16% | 30% | 16% | 28% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 37.0 | 36.3 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 39.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 51.0 | 50.1 | 49.6 | 52.0 | 50.8 | 50.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 27.9 | 30.3 | 33.2 | 25.4 | 29.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 63.9 | 63.4 | 62.0 | 56.0 | 59.1 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 19 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Physics (45% here, 82% across England), Chemistry (48% here, 81% across England), Biology (53% here, 82% across England), Drama (39% here, 60% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 206 | 15% | 43% | 68% | 53% | 2,269 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 206 | 22% | 64% | 78% | 54% | 762 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 205 | 14% | 55% | 78% | 58% | 1,652 of 3,202 |
| Geography | 137 | 15% | 45% | 58% | 51% | 1,772 of 3,116 |
| Combined Science | 119 | 8% | 33% | 52% | 36% | 1,635 of 3,084 |
| Chemistry | 85 | 21% | 48% | 75% | 81% | 2,353 of 2,537 |
| Biology | 85 | 22% | 53% | 79% | 82% | 2,346 of 2,570 |
| Physics | 85 | 17% | 45% | 61% | 82% | 2,427 of 2,546 |
| Art and Design | 82 | 22% | 60% | 77% | 58% | 1,350 of 2,818 |
| Religious Studies | 65 | 23% | 66% | 85% | 60% | 766 of 1,825 |
| History | 47 | 28% | 57% | 68% | 52% | 1,088 of 3,126 |
| Spanish | 44 | 30% | 52% | 64% | 54% | 1,072 of 1,941 |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 22% | 59% | 69% | 50% | 487 of 1,478 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 31 | 26% | 55% | 71% | 52% | 491 of 1,098 |
| Drama | 23 | 4% | 39% | 57% | 60% | 708 of 844 |
| Computer Science | 20 | 45% | 85% | 85% | 56% | 198 of 1,861 |
| German | 14 | 14% | 57% | 100% | 63% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | – |
| Music | 11 | 46% | 64% | 73% | 61% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
The school is full, with 13 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child chosen by how close to the school they lived, but the council didn't publish how far away that was.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 62 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for secondary schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (73), emotional and mental health (49), language and communications needs (45), Moderate learning difficulty (34), Physical disability (12), Hearing impairment (4).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,067 | 1,063 | 1,061 | 1,064 | 1,052 | 1,039 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 32% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 28% | 28% | 30% | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 21.0% | 25.9% | 30.3% | 27.1% | 12.0% | 10.3% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 17.8 | 14.1 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 5.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 213 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 77%, compared with 93% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 89% | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Education | 81% | 82% | 87% | 88% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Work | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Not in education, work or training | 7% | 9% | 4% | 10% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard's Catholic High School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 818 | Good 2024 | 67 | Compare |
| Clifton Community School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,146 | Good 2019 | 8 | Compare |
| Brinsworth Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,389 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| Winterhill School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 941 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| Wingfield Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 990 | Report card 2026 | 72 | Compare |
| Wickersley School and Sports College | Academy | 3.0 miles | 1,984 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Thrybergh Academy | Academy | 3.1 miles | 525 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Rawmarsh Community School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 1,067 | Report card 2026 | 14 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Oakwood High School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 40 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 40% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 31 to 50. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | in line | -0.03 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 207 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | below | -0.08 | Ofsted report card, 0.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | in line | -0.04 | DfE progress measure; 207 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.03 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.03 | 2024/25; 1,093 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | in line | -0.01 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 207 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | below | -0.02 | 213 pupils |
| What parents say | 5% | in line | +0.01 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 62 responses |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Oakwood High School a good school?
It is about average. Oakwood High School scores 40 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 32% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 31 to 50, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Oakwood High School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 27 January 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.
How good are Oakwood High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 38% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 47.5, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished a little behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Oakwood High School have?
1,067 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,050 places, so it is 102% full.
Is Oakwood High School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 13 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Oakwood High School?
Pupils were in school 92.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Oakwood High School?
81% of the 62 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 76% say their child is happy there. Across England, 77% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at Oakwood High School?
The average class had 22.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 2% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Oakwood High School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 89% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UH
- Telephone
- 01709 512222
- Website
- www.oakwood.ac
- Headteacher
- Mr Phillip Storey
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Inspire Learning Trust (4 schools)
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward
- Boston Castle
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 140459 · LAESTAB 3724003 · UKPRN 10044261
- Formerly
- Oakwood High School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Rotherham council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.