Overall Oxbridge
#717
3 ranked schools · -64 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
25
Offers
10
Offer rate40.0%
+11.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Rotherham
Where the River Rother meets the River Don, Rotherham occupies one of South Yorkshire's oldest natural crossings. The town grew from glass-making and flour-milling roots into a major coal and steel centre through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, leaving a compact market core ringed by residential settlements.
Whiston and Herringthorpe have long drawn families seeking the school-competitive edge of the borough's eastern suburbs, while Wath-upon-Dearne anchors the north-western communities beyond the Don valley. Wickersley and Moorgate complete the settled ring. Rail services from Rotherham Central connect to Sheffield in around ten minutes, placing the metropolitan centre's universities, hospitals, and cultural venues within easy reach. Around 110,000 people live in the town itself, with the wider metropolitan borough home to nearly 277,000.
74
Primary
schools
13
Secondary
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
7
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which9sixth forms·16faith·2nursery schools99 total
Area Performance
Rotherham schools rank in the top 60% of England
Across 86 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.09/10, -0.28 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
10% Elite
Distribution across all Rotherham schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Rotherham vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 60%
Across all ranked Rotherham schools
Top 59%Primaryavg #8,707 of 14,821
Top 70%Secondaryavg #2,644 of 3,803
Top 52%Sixth formavg #1,317 of 2,523
Primary schools: 69 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,707
-9 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 59% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
60%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,707
-9 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 59% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
60%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 13 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.45 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,644
-20 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 70% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.1
+3.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.45 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,644
-20 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 70% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.1
+3.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.34 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,317
-2 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 52% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
22%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
47%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.34 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,317
-2 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 52% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
22%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
47%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#284
3 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
10
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#540
4 ranked schools · +159 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
20
Offers
15
Offer rate75.0%
+38.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Rotherham town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Rotherham town
Local directory
School profiles in Rotherham
Browse 36 local profile links across primary schools in rotherham town, secondary schools in rotherham town and other schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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