Aston Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Rotherham
Unique reference
136718
Address
Aughton Road, Swallownest, S26 4SF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1595 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
6%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.5%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Pakistani 2.9%
African 2.3%
Other White 2%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.15
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 50%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.9
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.87
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE49
BiologyGCSE91
Business Studies:SingleGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE91
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE47
Design & TechnologyGCSE37
English LanguageGCSE260
English LiteratureGCSE262
FrenchGCSE55
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Aston Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
261
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
239
2nd preference
162
3rd preference
61
From another Local Authority
129
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
239
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
286
134
152
Year 8
291
169
122
Year 9
289
151
138
Year 10
279
113
166
Year 11
294
155
139
Year 12
103
43
60
Year 13
53
25
28
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
79.0%
86.5%
Further education
24.0%
31.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
44.0%
28.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
11.0%
18.8%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
6.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
8.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
58.1%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
13.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
23.0%
12.9%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
4.8%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.3%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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