Aston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,366 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
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Wingfield Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 990of 845 places
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 204
- Ofsted
- Report card, 9 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Wingfield Business and Enterprise College (URN 106951, until 1 August 2013).
What the data says
Wingfield Academy has no sixth form. Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 27% moved to a sixth form college, 43% to a further education college and 10% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 10% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.0 against 46.1 across England and 41.8 in Rotherham, with 50% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Rotherham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Wingfield Academy | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 181 | 3,387 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 27% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Wingfield Academy | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.0 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 58% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 15% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.7 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.9 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 203 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 71% |
| English Literature | 202 | 99% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 65% |
| Mathematics | 202 | 99% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 184 | 90% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 63% |
| Geography | 121 | 59% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 64% |
| History | 65 | 32% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 66% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 28% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 28% |
| Spanish | 55 | 27% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 75% |
| Photography | 49 | 24% | 6% | 29% | 19% | 92% |
| Graphic Communication | 34 | 17% | 1% | 3% | 23% | 26% |
| Fine Art | 32 | 16% | 9% | 53% | 28% | 97% |
| 3D Design | 28 | 14% | 2% | 11% | 16% | 100% |
| Physics | 18 | 9% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 18 | 9% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 18 | 9% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 8% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 88% |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 67 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 65 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 64 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 46 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 19 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 11 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 11 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 4 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 3 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.