Rawmarsh Community School
Monkwood Road, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7GA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Conlin
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Wickersley Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,075
- Pupils on roll
- 1,067
- URN
- 140553
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709710672
About this school
Rawmarsh Community School is a secondary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,067 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
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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- 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 | 206 | 220 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.8 | 38.7 | 38.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.71 to -0.32 | -0.43 -0.62 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 29.5% | 35.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.5% | 51.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 75% | 26.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 Rawmarsh Community 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 | 37.8 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,085 |
| 2023/24 | 1,094 |
| 2024/25 | 1,091 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rawmarsh Community School compares
Rawmarsh Community School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.8 | 9.9% | 41.3% | 1,067 | — |
| Swinton Academy | 41.1 | 9.8% | 33.5% | 870 | 1.6 miles |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities | — | — | — | 687 | 1.8 miles |
| Wingfield Academy | 47 | 8.7% | 34.8% | 990 | 1.8 miles |
| Wath Academy | 47.8 | 7.5% | 27.7% | 2,104 | 2.1 miles |
| Clifton Community School | 29.4 | 12.5% | 62.3% | 1,146 | 2.3 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.85%
- Persistent absence
- 24.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swinton Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
-
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities1.8 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Wingfield Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Wath Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Clifton Community School2.3 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Rawmarsh Community School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Rotherham.
- Astrea Academy Dearne Secondary
- Brinsworth Academy Secondary
- Clifton Community School Secondary
- Maltby Academy Secondary
- Oakwood High 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 Rawmarsh Community School teach?
- Rawmarsh Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Rawmarsh Community School?
- The headteacher of Rawmarsh Community School is Mr Mark Conlin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rawmarsh Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rawmarsh Community 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 big is Rawmarsh Community School?
- Rawmarsh Community School has 1,067 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Rawmarsh Community School full?
- Rawmarsh Community School has capacity for 1,075 pupils and 1,067 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rawmarsh Community School a faith school?
- No. Rawmarsh Community School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Rawmarsh Community School?
- Rawmarsh Community School is part of WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rawmarsh Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.8 in 2022/23 and 38.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rawmarsh Community School rank locally?
- Rawmarsh Community School ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rawmarsh Community School's absence rate?
- Rawmarsh Community School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rawmarsh Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rawmarsh Community 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.