Swinton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 143141
- Address
- East Avenue, Swinton, S64 8JW
- Website
- www.swintonacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 995 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 92.7%
Other White 2.9%
African 1.5%
Mixed 1.1%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.15
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.1
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.55
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
| French | GCSE | 82 |
| Geography | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
Swinton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 91 86 |
| Year 8 | 197 96 101 |
| Year 9 | 190 101 89 |
| Year 10 | 166 82 84 |
| Year 11 | 182 89 93 |
| Year 12 | 44 15 29 |
| Year 13 | 39 14 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 42.0% 30.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 27.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 21.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% |