Winterhill School
High Street, Kimberworth, Rotherham, S61 2BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Andrew Reeder
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,300
- Pupils on roll
- 941
- URN
- 141853
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709740232
About this school
Winterhill School is a secondary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 941 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, 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 | 163 | 195 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 40.4 | 39.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.21 -0.02 to +0.44 | -0.05 -0.25 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 37.4% | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 54.9% | 58.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 2.1% | 6.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.1 | 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 Winterhill 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 | 41.2 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 873 |
| 2023/24 | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 919 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winterhill School compares
Winterhill School ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.3 | 10.8% | 44.5% | 941 | — |
| Wingfield Academy | 47 | 8.7% | 34.8% | 990 | 1.2 miles |
| Lift Firth Park | 32.7 | 13.5% | 54.3% | 1,115 | 2.1 miles |
| Brinsworth Academy | 44.5 | 8.4% | 32.9% | 1,389 | 2.3 miles |
| Clifton Community School | 29.4 | 12.5% | 62.3% | 1,146 | 2.4 miles |
| Oakwood High School | 47.5 | 7.8% | 29.7% | 1,067 | 2.5 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)
- 44.5%
- English as an additional language
- 30.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.81%
- Persistent absence
- 34.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wingfield Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Lift Firth Park2.1 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Brinsworth Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Clifton Community School2.4 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Oakwood High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Winterhill School ranks 9th 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
- 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 Winterhill School teach?
- Winterhill School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Winterhill School?
- The headteacher of Winterhill School is Dr Andrew Reeder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Winterhill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winterhill 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 Winterhill School?
- Winterhill School has 941 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Winterhill School full?
- Winterhill School has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 941 on roll (72%), 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 Winterhill School a faith school?
- No. Winterhill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Winterhill School a selective school?
- No. Winterhill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Winterhill School?
- Winterhill 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.
- What SEN provision does Winterhill School have?
- The schools register lists Winterhill School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Winterhill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 39.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winterhill School rank locally?
- Winterhill School ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winterhill School's absence rate?
- Winterhill School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winterhill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winterhill 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 2 July 2026.