Dinnington High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 150938
- Address
- Doe Quarry Lane, S25 2NZ
- Website
- www.dinningtonhigh.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1009 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.2%
White British 88.1%
African 3.5%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 29 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 29 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 53 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Dinnington High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 85 116 |
| Year 8 | 181 93 88 |
| Year 9 | 179 87 92 |
| Year 10 | 179 78 101 |
| Year 11 | 193 100 93 |
| Year 12 | 33 15 18 |
| Year 13 | 43 25 18 |