Wath Academy
Sandygate, Rotherham, S63 7NW
2,104 pupils · 117% of 1,800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MALTBY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2023, published 26 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.49 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 322 | 479 | 737 | 322 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 313 | 384 | 558 | 313 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 310 | 446 | 677 | 310 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 323 | 406 | 596 | 323 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 334 | 315 | 505 | 334 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 317 | 299 | 449 | 312 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 280 | 259 | 469 | 275 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Swinton Academy 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Laurel Academy 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rawmarsh Community School 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Astrea Academy Dearne 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Netherwood Academy 5.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.