Secondary school in Sheffield, Rotherham
Dinnington High School
Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the lower half of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the better-performing half.
Progress 8 2023/24
No Progress 8 score published for this school.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
A levels 2024/25
- Average grade per entry
- C+
- Average points per entry
- 32.3
- A level students
- 34
England average 32.3
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1005
- Places
- 1444
- How full
- 70% full — 1005 of 1444 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 526 / 479
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 26%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 33%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 23%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rotherham 029E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 14%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 35%
- Households owning their home
- 32%
- Households in social housing
- 34%
- Households with no car
- 40%
- Adults economically inactive
- 51%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kerry Wade
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward
- Dinnington
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- URN
- 150938
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 42 | 3.5 mi |
| Wales High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 45.3 | 3.5 mi |
| Wickersley School and Sports CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 49 | 4.4 mi |
| Aston AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 44.2 | 4.9 mi |
| Outwood Academy ValleyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 50.4 | 5 mi |
| St Bernard's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 48.9 | 6 mi |
| Westfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 41.5 | 6.2 mi |
| Oakwood High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47.5 | 6.5 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded secondary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Hornsey School for GirlsCommunity school | Good 2022 | 49.7 |
| The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts CollegeFoundation school | Good 2023 | 44.4 |
| St Mary Magdalene AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2023 | 59.3 |
| St Cuthbert's High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 49 |
| Co-op Academy PriesthorpeAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 41.1 |
| E-Act Bourne End AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 38 |
| King's Leadership Academy BoltonFree schools | Good 2023 | 45.4 |
| Morecambe Bay AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 36.8 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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