Winterhill School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address High Street
Kimberworth
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S61 2BD
Phone 01709740232
Reference Number 141853

General Makeup

Number of pupils 919
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.4%
Girls: 50.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 43.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 30.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 87 99 186
8 103 99 202
9 99 98 197
10 81 93 174
11 84 76 160

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 53%
Pakistani 15.1%
White, Other 6%
African 5.8%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Unclassified 2%
White & Asian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2023-05-09
Date Report
2023-03-07 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 09 May 2023
2018-02-27 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 26 March 2018
2016-02-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 February 2016
Previously as Winterhill School
2015-03-18 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 25 June 2015
2013-01-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 February 2013
2012-02-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 23 March 2012
2010-03-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 01 April 2010
2009-10-14 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 November 2009
2009-01-14 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 19 February 2009
2007-11-13 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 January 2008
2006-07-05 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 27 July 2006
1998-09-28 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000
2015-03-18 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 25 June 2015
2013-01-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 February 2013
2012-02-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 23 March 2012
2010-03-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 01 April 2010
2009-10-14 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 November 2009
2009-01-14 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 19 February 2009
2007-11-13 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 11 January 2008
2006-07-05 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 27 July 2006
1998-09-28 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 24 9 0 0 0 33
2. My child feels safe at this school 27 6 0 0 0 33
3. My child makes good progress at this school 21 9 3 0 0 33
4. My child is well looked after at this school 27 6 0 0 0 33
5. My child is taught well at this school 19 12 2 0 0 33
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 16 13 2 0 2 33
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 18 10 5 0 0 33
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 19 5 0 0 9 33
9. This school is well led and managed 21 11 0 0 1 33
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 27 6 0 0 0 33
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 22 11 0 0 0 33
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 33 0

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 50.3% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 63 13
Third Preference 18 0
From another Local Authority 19 8

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