Overall Oxbridge
#1,033
5 ranked schools · -119 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
29
Offers
5
Offer rate17.2%
-5.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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
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13
Secondary
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2
Post-16
colleges
7
Special
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1
Other
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of which9sixth forms·16faith·2nurseries99 total
Area Performance
Rotherham schools rank in the top 59% of England
Across 91 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.12/10, -0.28 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
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Distribution across all Rotherham schools
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Rotherham vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 59%
Across all ranked Rotherham schools
Top 58%Primaryavg #8,673 of 14,978
Top 68%Secondaryavg #2,632 of 3,861
Top 54%Sixth formavg #1,382 of 2,554
Primary schools: 69 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.20 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,673
-8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 58% of 14,978
% 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
-0.20 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,673
-8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 58% of 14,978
% 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
-0.54 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,632
-18 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 68% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.1
+3.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.54 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,632
-18 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 68% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.1
+3.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 9 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,382
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 54% of 2,554
% 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
7.3/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,382
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 54% of 2,554
% 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
#287
3 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
12
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#815
5 ranked schools · -42 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
17
Offers
5
Offer rate29.4%
-0.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Rotherham
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Rotherham
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Rotherham
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School profiles in Rotherham
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