Brinsworth Academy
Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth, Rotherham, S60 5EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Hannah Thornton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- New Collaborative Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,487
- Pupils on roll
- 1,389
- URN
- 136301
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709828383
About this school
Brinsworth Academy is a secondary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,389 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 260 | 273 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 43.1 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.33 to +0.02 | -0.22 -0.39 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 34.8% | 38.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 61.9% | 61.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 12.8% | 8.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
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 Brinsworth 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 | 44.4 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,481 |
| 2023/24 | 1,429 |
| 2024/25 | 1,384 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brinsworth Academy compares
Brinsworth Academy ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.5 | 8.4% | 32.9% | 1,389 | — |
| Oakwood High School | 47.5 | 7.8% | 29.7% | 1,067 | 1.6 miles |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | 44 | 10.5% | 31.3% | 445 | 2.0 miles |
| Winterhill School | 39.3 | 10.8% | 44.5% | 941 | 2.3 miles |
| Handsworth Grange Community Sports College | 36.6 | 10.9% | 34.3% | 989 | 2.4 miles |
| Sheffield Park Academy | 35.1 | 13.5% | 58.4% | 1,185 | 2.6 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)
- 32.91%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.41%
- Persistent absence
- 22.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park2.0 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Winterhill School2.3 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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Handsworth Grange Community Sports College2.4 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Sheffield Park Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Rotherham
Brinsworth Academy ranks 6th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Rotherham.
- Astrea Academy Dearne 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
- Winterhill School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brinsworth Academy teach?
- Brinsworth Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Brinsworth Academy?
- The headteacher of Brinsworth Academy is Headteacher Hannah Thornton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brinsworth Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brinsworth 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 big is Brinsworth Academy?
- Brinsworth Academy has 1,389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brinsworth Academy full?
- Brinsworth Academy has capacity for 1,487 pupils and 1,389 on roll (93%), 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 Brinsworth Academy a faith school?
- No. Brinsworth Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brinsworth Academy a selective school?
- No. Brinsworth Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Brinsworth Academy?
- Brinsworth Academy is part of NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brinsworth Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brinsworth Academy's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brinsworth Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 44.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brinsworth Academy rank locally?
- Brinsworth Academy ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brinsworth Academy's absence rate?
- Brinsworth Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brinsworth Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brinsworth 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 1 July 2026.