Oakwood High School
Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Phillip Storey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,067
- URN
- 140459
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709512222
About this school
Oakwood High School is a secondary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,067 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakwood High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- 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 | 213 | 216 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 45.7 | 47.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.28 to +0.11 | -0.12 -0.32 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 38% | 37.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 65.3% | 65.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 11.6% | 18.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
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 Oakwood High School 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 | 47.6 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,064 |
| 2023/24 | 1,061 |
| 2024/25 | 1,063 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakwood High School compares
Oakwood High School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.5 | 7.8% | 29.7% | 1,067 | — |
| St Bernard's Catholic High School | 48.9 | 5.8% | 22.8% | 818 | 1.1 miles |
| Clifton Community School | 29.4 | 12.5% | 62.3% | 1,146 | 1.2 miles |
| Brinsworth Academy | 44.5 | 8.4% | 32.9% | 1,389 | 1.6 miles |
| Winterhill School | 39.3 | 10.8% | 44.5% | 941 | 2.5 miles |
| Wingfield Academy | 47 | 8.7% | 34.8% | 990 | 2.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.73%
- English as an additional language
- 28.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.79%
- Persistent absence
- 21.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bernard's Catholic High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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Clifton Community School1.2 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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Brinsworth Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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Winterhill School2.5 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
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Wingfield Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Oakwood High School ranks 4th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Rotherham.
- Astrea Academy Dearne Secondary
- Brinsworth Academy Secondary
- Clifton Community School Secondary
- Maltby Academy 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 Oakwood High School teach?
- Oakwood High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood High School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood High School is Mr Phillip Storey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakwood High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakwood High School, 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 Oakwood High School?
- Oakwood High School has 1,067 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oakwood High School full?
- Oakwood High School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,067 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Oakwood High School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oakwood High School a selective school?
- No. Oakwood High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oakwood High School part of an academy trust?
- Oakwood High School is part of INSPIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakwood High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.6 in 2022/23 and 47.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakwood High School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Oakwood High School ranked 4th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakwood High School's absence rate?
- Oakwood High School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakwood High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood High School'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.