Wickersley School and Sports College is a secondary school located in Rotherham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bawtry Road, Rotherham, S66 1JL
Website: www.wickersley.net
Telephone: 01709542147
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Rotherham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tony Hardcastle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140646

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1923
Number of Pupils: 2124
Number of Boys: 1021
Number of Girls: 1103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.23 Confidence interval 0.09 to 0.37
Of the 336 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 330 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:52%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Morthen Road , Wickersley S66 1EU 		4out of 4 543 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bramley Sunnyside Junior School
Flanderwell Lane , Bramley S66 3QW 		3out of 4 721 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wickersley Northfield Primary School
Northfield Lane , Wickersley S66 2HL 		3out of 4 741 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bramley Sunnyside Infant School
Flanderwell Lane , Bramley S66 3QW 		3out of 4 771 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Flanderwell Primary School
Greenfield Court , Flanderwell S66 2JF 		4out of 4 1,073 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wickersley School and Sports College
Bawtry Road , Wickersley S66 1JL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeywood School
Rother Way , Hellaby Industrial Estate S66 8QN 		- not rated 2,194 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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