Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities is a converter academy in Rotherham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 687 pupils, 37 more than it has places for. About 32 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7PQ01709 767900saintpiusx.schoolMrs Laura Bullars headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 16 April 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
137 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 137 | 118 | 129 | 129 | 128 | 127 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 43.6 | 44.1 | 42.8 | 46.1 | 44.9 | 42.6 | 42.4 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.34 | -0.25 | -0.13 | -0.08 | -0.23 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 42% | 46% | 40% | 54% | 34% | 34% | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 64% | 66% | 59% | 71% | 59% | 62% | 58% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.75 | 3.82 | 3.71 | 3.80 | 3.89 | 3.53 | 3.58 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 29% | 23% | 32% | 36% | 31% | 9% | 28% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 33.7 | 37.2 | 35.6 | 39.4 | 35.0 | 36.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 46.8 | 46.2 | 46.3 | 48.7 | 47.4 | 44.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 25.2 | 25.4 | 33.7 | 24.5 | 22.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 59.1 | 63.1 | 59.4 | 57.8 | 52.9 | – | – |
† These results are for Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
How places were given out for September 2026.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (63), emotional and mental health (29), Specific learning difficulty (18), Moderate learning difficulty (16), Hearing impairment (5), Other difficulty or disability (4).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.9% 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 | 10.1% | 10.0% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 2.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 3.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 27.5% | 29.7% | 27.1% | 27.9% | 17.0% | 14.3% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wath Academy | Academy | 580 m | 2,104 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Swinton Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 870 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| Rawmarsh Community School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,067 | Report card 2026 | 14 | Compare |
| The Laurel Academy | Academy | 1.9 miles | 755 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| Astrea Academy Dearne | Academy | 3.0 miles | 1,071 | Good 2023 | 15 | Compare |
| Thrybergh Academy | Academy | 3.3 miles | 525 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Wingfield Academy | Academy | 3.4 miles | 990 | Report card 2026 | 72 | Compare |
| Netherwood Academy | Academy | 3.7 miles | 1,229 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities a good school?
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities requires improvement at its last full inspection on 16 April 2024.
How good are Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 42% 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 43.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities have?
687 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 650 places, so it is 106% full.
What is attendance like at Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities?
Pupils were in school 89.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities?
The average class had 22.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7PQ
- Telephone
- 01709 767900
- Website
- www.saintpiusx.school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Bullars
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of Hallam
- Multi-academy trust
- St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward
- Wath
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152056 · LAESTAB 3724601 · UKPRN 10098492
- Formerly
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
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, consistent financial reporting 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.