Aston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,366 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Academy sponsor led
Rawmarsh Community School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,067of 1,075 places
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 207
- Ofsted
- Report card, 10 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rawmarsh Community School - A Sports College (URN 106953, until 6 January 2014).
What the data says
Rawmarsh Community School has no sixth form. Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 23% moved to a sixth form college, 46% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.8 against 46.1 across England and 41.8 in Rotherham, with 36% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
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 | Rawmarsh Community School | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 206 | 3,387 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 23% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 46% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Rawmarsh Community School | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.8 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 58% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 26% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.18 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.6 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.4 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 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 | 206 | 100% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 53% |
| English Literature | 206 | 100% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 56% |
| Mathematics | 206 | 100% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 65% |
| Statistics | 204 | 99% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 41% |
| Geography | 115 | 56% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 47% |
| Biology | 115 | 56% | 23% | 8% | 45% | 48% |
| Physics | 114 | 55% | 23% | 7% | 46% | 42% |
| Chemistry | 114 | 55% | 23% | 6% | 47% | 43% |
| Combined Science | 89 | 43% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 49% |
| Art and Design | 70 | 34% | 7% | 14% | 24% | 43% |
| History | 59 | 29% | 41% | 5% | 26% | 44% |
| Spanish | 36 | 17% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 44% |
| Photography | 34 | 16% | 6% | 6% | 19% | 53% |
| Business Studies | 33 | 16% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 67% |
| French | 27 | 13% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 37% |
| Music | 21 | 10% | 5% | 24% | 33% | 81% |
| Drama | 13 | 6% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 77% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 63 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 54 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 44 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 22 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Rotherham
Brinsworth Academy
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Clifton Community School
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66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 29.4
Maltby Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,096 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.0
Oakwood High School
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Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
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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.