Winterhill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 141853
- Address
- High Street, Kimberworth, S61 2BD
- Website
- www.winterhill.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 919 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 31.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 53%
Pakistani 15.1%
Gypsy/Roma 10.1%
Other White 6%
African 5.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 2%
Other 1.3%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Winterhill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 87 99 |
| Year 8 | 202 103 99 |
| Year 9 | 197 99 98 |
| Year 10 | 174 81 93 |
| Year 11 | 160 84 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 79.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 35.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 24.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 18.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.0% 3.0% |