Maltby Academy
Braithwell Road, Rotherham, S66 8AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MALTBY LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Richard Wood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Maltby Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,096
- URN
- 136042
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709812864
About this school
Maltby Academy is a secondary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,096 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maltby Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 183 | 177 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 44.0 | 42.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.37 to +0.04 | -0.13 -0.34 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 35.6% | 33.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 54.8% | 51.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 11.9% | 21.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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 Maltby Academy 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 | 42.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,131 |
| 2023/24 | 1,115 |
| 2024/25 | 1,121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maltby Academy compares
Maltby Academy ranked 10th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% 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 | 42 | 10.2% | 33.9% | 1,096 | — |
| Wickersley School and Sports College | 49 | 6.8% | 18.3% | 1,984 | 2.7 miles |
| Dinnington High School | 42.3 | 9.4% | 33% | 1,005 | 3.5 miles |
| Sir Thomas Wharton Academy | 43.3 | 8.5% | 32.5% | 1,226 | 3.6 miles |
| Thrybergh Academy | 28.8 | 17.4% | 60.1% | 525 | 4.1 miles |
| De Warenne Academy | 48.9 | 9.3% | 41.7% | 762 | 4.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 26 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.92%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.19%
- Persistent absence
- 31.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wickersley School and Sports College2.7 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Dinnington High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
-
Thrybergh Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
De Warenne Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Doncaster
Other schools in Rotherham
Maltby Academy ranks 7th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Rotherham.
- Astrea Academy Dearne Secondary
- Brinsworth Academy Secondary
- Clifton Community School 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
- Winterhill School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Maltby Academy teach?
- Maltby Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the principal of Maltby Academy?
- The principal of Maltby Academy is Mr Richard Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maltby Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maltby Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Maltby Academy?
- Maltby Academy has 1,096 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Maltby Academy full?
- Maltby Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,096 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maltby Academy a faith school?
- No. Maltby Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Maltby Academy a selective school?
- No. Maltby Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Maltby Academy part of an academy trust?
- Maltby Academy is part of MALTBY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Maltby Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 42 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maltby Academy compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Maltby Academy ranked 10th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maltby Academy's absence rate?
- Maltby Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maltby Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maltby Academy'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 15 July 2026.