Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Wath Wood Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7PQ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Brown
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hallam
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 711
- URN
- 106962
- Local authority
- Rotherham
About this school
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Rotherham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 711 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 118 | 137 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 44.1 | 43.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 -0.49 to 0.00 | -0.34 -0.60 to -0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 45.8% | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 66.1% | 64.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 22.9% | 29.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.8 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.1 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.6 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 684 |
| 2023/24 | 693 |
| 2024/25 | 711 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.6 | 10.1% | 29.4% | 711 | — |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities | — | — | — | 687 | 0.0 miles |
| Wath Academy | 47.8 | 7.5% | 27.7% | 2,104 | 0.4 miles |
| Swinton Academy | 41.1 | 9.8% | 33.5% | 870 | 0.9 miles |
| Rawmarsh Community School | 38.8 | 9.9% | 41.3% | 1,067 | 1.8 miles |
| The Laurel Academy | 50.2 | 7.3% | 47.2% | 755 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.4%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.11%
- Persistent absence
- 27.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities0.0 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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Wath Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Swinton Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
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Rawmarsh Community School1.8 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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The Laurel Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
Other schools in Rotherham
- Astrea Academy Dearne Secondary
- Brinsworth Academy Secondary
- Clifton Community School Secondary
- Maltby Academy Secondary
- Oakwood High School Secondary
- Rawmarsh Community School Secondary
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Secondary
- St Bernard's Catholic High School Secondary
- Thrybergh Academy Secondary
- Wath Academy Secondary
- Wickersley School and Sports College Secondary
- Wingfield Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities teach?
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Has Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities?
- Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities had 711 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 43.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 31 August 2025.