United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
Rotherham
Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~265k · 123 state-funded schools
The signature
How Rotherham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,892/yr
Very low
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
House price
£191,996
Most affordable
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Rent
£678/mo
Most affordable
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,382/yr
Cheap
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Crime
90.9/1k
High
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Deprivation
29.6
Most deprived
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Schools
84.3%
Concerning
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
123 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
102 of 121 (84.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
123 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 123 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wath Academy | Secondary | 2,031 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wickersley School and Sports College | Secondary | 2,002 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wales High School | Secondary | 1,815 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aston Academy | Secondary | 1,508 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brinsworth Academy | Secondary | 1,384 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Maltby Academy | Secondary | 1,121 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Clifton Community School | Secondary | 1,112 | Good2019 | — | Ofsted |
Rawmarsh Community School | Secondary | 1,091 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakwood High School | Secondary | 1,063 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wingfield Academy | Secondary | 1,011 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dinnington High School Grade inherited from previous URN 141730 | Secondary | 1,009 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swinton Academy | Secondary | 991 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Winterhill School | Secondary | 919 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bernard's Catholic High School | Secondary | 820 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Grade inherited from previous URN 106962 | Secondary | 711 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thorpe Hesley Primary School | Primary | 547 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thrybergh Academy | Secondary | 544 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Badsley Primary School | Primary | 540 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Waverley Primary Academy | Primary | 533 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School | Primary | 451 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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