Schools in Rotherham
123 state-funded schools, 45,401 pupils. 84.3% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 10 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Rotherham?
Rotherham has 123 state-funded schools teaching 45,401 pupils. 96 primary, 16 secondary, 7 special.
What percentage of schools in Rotherham are Good or Outstanding?
84.3% of the 121 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Rotherham are rated Good or Outstanding: 10 Outstanding and 92 Good. 17 require improvement and 2 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Rotherham are rated Outstanding?
10 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Rotherham: Thorpe Hesley Primary School, Flanderwell Primary School, Herringthorpe Junior School, Coleridge Primary, Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School, Springwood Primary Academy, and 4 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Thorpe Hesley Primary SchoolPrimary547Outstanding 2023
- Flanderwell Primary SchoolPrimary373Outstanding 2024
- Herringthorpe Junior SchoolPrimary352Outstanding 2025
- Coleridge PrimaryPrimary263Outstanding 2022
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary239Outstanding 2021
- Springwood Primary AcademyPrimary239Outstanding 2024
- Abbey SchoolSpecial234Outstanding 2019
- Aston Fence Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary207Outstanding 2024
- Arnold Nursery SchoolNursery190Outstanding 2020
- Rawmarsh Nursery SchoolNursery160Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 96 | 95 | 87.4% |
| Secondary | 16 | 16 | 75% |
| Special | 7 | 6 | 50% |
| Nursery | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Rotherham
Showing 20 of 123 schools.
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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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