School profile

Rawmarsh Community School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Rotherham, S62 7GA

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,623 of 3,312

Worse than 79% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Rawmarsh Community School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Mar 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils1,067
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Mark Conlin
TrustWICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Local authorityRotherham
Opened01 Aug 2014
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 140553.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolRotherhamEngland
Attainment 8 scoreResults across 8 subjects, English and maths count twice. 50 is about a grade 5 average.40.1, worse than England, worse than Rotherham42.946.2
Grade 4 or above in English and mathsGrade 4 is a standard pass.56.1%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham60.9%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and mathsGrade 5 is a strong pass.34.4%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham40.9%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and mathsGrade 7 is roughly an old A grade.5.2%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham11.1%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths52.4%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham55.8%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4212--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils1,067
Girls545
Boys522
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.42.7%
First language not English5.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.1,225
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.189
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.54
Average class size23.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86.6%
Other White
3%
African
2.9%
White and Asian
1.6%
Other mixed
1%
White and Black African
0.9%
White and Black Caribbean
0.7%
Other Asian
0.6%
Other ethnic group
0.6%
Chinese
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11
Teachers (FTE)56.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)28.9
Support staff (FTE)59.21
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2555.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2546.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day.173
Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed.192
First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice.148
First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.148
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolRotherhamEngland
Overall absence10.3%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham8.7%8%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.25.1%, worse than England, similar to Rotherham24.2%21.6%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.6.4%, worse than England, worse than Rotherham4.2%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate42.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions13.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0.1%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destinationIn education, an apprenticeship or work for at least two terms.91.8%
Staying in educationSixth form, college or further education.83.6%
Further education59.1%
Sixth form college22.3%
Apprenticeship5.9%
Not sustainedDid not stay in education, an apprenticeship or work for two terms.5.5%
School sixth form2.3%
Employment2.3%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Rawmarsh Community School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryMonkwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryRawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryRawmarsh Rosehill Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryRawmarsh Ryecroft Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miNurseryRawmarsh Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryRawmarsh Ashwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryRawmarsh Sandhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimaryGreasbrough Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimarySwinton Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Rawmarsh Community School

What is Rawmarsh Community School's Ofsted rating?

Rawmarsh Community School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 10 Mar 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Rawmarsh Community School rank in England?

Rawmarsh Community School ranks 2,623 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 79% of schools).

What are Rawmarsh Community School's GCSE results?

In 2025/26, 34.4% of pupils at Rawmarsh Community School got grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 46.3%). The Attainment 8 score was 40.1 (England 46.2).

How hard is it to get into Rawmarsh Community School?

For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, Rawmarsh Community School made 173 offers from 192 applications (1.1 per offer), and 148 of 148 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Rawmarsh Community School?

Rawmarsh Community School has 1,067 pupils aged 11 to 16.

What is the capacity of Rawmarsh Community School?

Rawmarsh Community School had 1,225 school places in 2024/25.

Does Rawmarsh Community School have a sixth form?

No, Rawmarsh Community School teaches pupils up to age 16.

How big are classes at Rawmarsh Community School?

At Rawmarsh Community School, the average class had 23.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Rawmarsh Community School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Rawmarsh Community School missed 10.3% of sessions (England 8%), and 25.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.