How many schools does Rotherham have?

OfferDay lists 128 schools in Rotherham, including 96 primary schools and 16 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Rotherham?

Every school in Rotherham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Rotherham ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Rotherham does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Rotherham local authority?

OfferDay groups the Rotherham schools across five towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Rotherham local authority

Rotherham has 128 schools listed on OfferDay across 5 towns.

3 nursery schools · 96 primary schools · 16 secondary schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 11 special and alternative provision schools

About schools in Rotherham

Rotherham lists 128 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 16 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 60%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 91 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 42.1; average Attainment 8 score, across the 20 schools with published results

Top schools in Rotherham

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Woodsetts Primary School 100%
2 St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School 97%
3 Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School 93%
4 Herringthorpe Junior School 85%
5 Aston Fence Junior and Infant School 83%
6 Todwick Primary School 81%
7 Wales Primary School 81%
8 Roughwood Primary School 81%

Secondary

1 Wickersley School and Sports College 49.0
2 St Bernard's Catholic High School 48.9
3 Wath Academy 47.8
4 Oakwood High School 47.5
5 Wingfield Academy 47.0
6 Wales High School 45.3
7 Brinsworth Academy 44.5
8 Aston Academy 44.2

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Rotherham.

Common questions about schools in Rotherham

How many schools does Rotherham have?: OfferDay lists 128 schools in Rotherham, including 96 primary schools and 16 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Rotherham?: Every school in Rotherham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Rotherham ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Rotherham does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Rotherham local authority?: OfferDay groups the Rotherham schools across five towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.