Aston Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,366 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
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Thrybergh Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 525of 704 places
- Free school meals
- 62.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 100
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 12 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Thrybergh Academy and Sports College (URN 140254, until 1 February 2020).
What the data says
Thrybergh Academy has no sixth form. Of the 91 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 15% moved to a sixth form college, 46% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 28.8 against 46.1 across England and 41.8 in Rotherham, with 13% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 88% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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 | Thrybergh Academy | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 91 | 3,387 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 69% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 24% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 18% | 13% |
| — further education college | 46% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 8% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Thrybergh Academy | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 28.8 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 13% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% | 58% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 37% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.41 | 3.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 59% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 22.6 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.6 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 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 | 94 | 94% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| Mathematics | 94 | 94% | 88% | 4% | 22% | 47% |
| English Literature | 90 | 90% | 86% | 1% | 21% | 38% |
| Statistics | 88 | 88% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| Combined Science | 64 | 64% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 38% |
| History | 48 | 48% | 41% | 0% | 26% | 21% |
| Spanish | 37 | 37% | 19% | 5% | 27% | 57% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 30% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 47% |
| Biology | 29 | 29% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 0% |
| Physics | 28 | 28% | 23% | 0% | 46% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 26% | 23% | 0% | 47% | 0% |
| Geography | 26 | 26% | 41% | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| Business Studies | 21 | 21% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 57% |
| Drama | 11 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| Photography | 3 | 3% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 31 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 20 | — | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 18 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 10 | — | — |
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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.