Swinton Academy
Secondary schoolSwinton Academy is a secondary school in Rotherham, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 870 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 Swinton Academy was 40.7, against 42.9 in Rotherham and 46.2 in England.
39.5% 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 | 40.7 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.5% | 40.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.6% | 60.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 177 | – | – |
- 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- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Brookfield Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Milton SchoolSpecial. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met760 m
- Swinton Queen Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in HumanitiesSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 39.7 (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).