Secondary school in Rotherham
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7PQ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024.
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.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 687
- Places
- 650
- How full
- Full — 687 pupils against 650 places
- Girls / boys
- 333 / 354
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rotherham 002A, 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
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 56%
- Households in social housing
- 26%
- Households with no car
- 22%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
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 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Laura Bullars
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward
- Wath
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- URN
- 152056
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wath AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 47.8 | 0.4 mi |
| Swinton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 41.1 | 0.9 mi |
| Rawmarsh Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 38.8 | 1.8 mi |
| The Laurel AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 50.2 | 1.9 mi |
| Astrea Academy DearneAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 40.2 | 2.9 mi |
| Thrybergh AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 28.8 | 3.3 mi |
| Wingfield AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 47 | 3.4 mi |
| Netherwood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 42.6 | 3.7 mi |
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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