Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Secondary schoolSaint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities is a secondary school in Rotherham, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 687 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), April 2024, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities was 39.7, against 42.9 in Rotherham and 46.2 in England.
36% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Rotherham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 40.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55.9% | 60.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 136 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Wath AcademySecondary. Good (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.7 (2025/26, provisional)570 m
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Wath Central Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Wath Victoria Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Swinton AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rotherham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).