Swinton Academy
East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8JW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chela Wilson
- Sponsor
- Aston Community Education Trust (ACET)
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,320
- Pupils on roll
- 870
- URN
- 143141
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709570586
About this school
Swinton Academy is a secondary academy in Mexborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 870 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Swinton Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 181 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | 39.6 | 41.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.36 to +0.06 | -0.21 -0.42 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 33.1% | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 58% | 61.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 45.9% | 40.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.4 | 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 Swinton 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 | 41.1 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.1 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 978 |
| 2023/24 | 995 |
| 2024/25 | 991 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swinton Academy compares
Swinton Academy ranked 11th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.1 | 9.8% | 33.5% | 870 | — |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities | — | — | — | 687 | 0.9 miles |
| Wath Academy | 47.8 | 7.5% | 27.7% | 2,104 | 1.2 miles |
| Rawmarsh Community School | 38.8 | 9.9% | 41.3% | 1,067 | 1.6 miles |
| The Laurel Academy | 50.2 | 7.3% | 47.2% | 755 | 1.7 miles |
| Thrybergh Academy | 28.8 | 17.4% | 60.1% | 525 | 2.4 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)
- 33.45%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.76%
- Persistent absence
- 29.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities0.9 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Wath Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Rawmarsh Community School1.6 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
The Laurel Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
-
Thrybergh Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
Other schools in Mexborough
- The Laurel Academy Secondary
- Brookfield Primary Academy Primary
- Highwoods Academy Primary
- Kilnhurst Primary School Primary
- Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Primary
- Montagu Academy Primary
- New Pastures Primary School Primary
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Primary
- Swinton Queen Primary School Primary
- Windhill Primary School Primary
- Milton School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Swinton Academy teach?
- Swinton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mexborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Swinton Academy?
- The headteacher of Swinton Academy is Mrs Chela Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Swinton Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Swinton 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 Swinton Academy?
- Swinton Academy has 870 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Swinton Academy full?
- Swinton Academy has capacity for 1,320 pupils and 870 on roll (66%), 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 Swinton Academy a faith school?
- No. Swinton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Swinton Academy part of an academy trust?
- Swinton Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Swinton Academy have?
- The schools register lists Swinton Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Swinton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.1 in 2022/23 and 41.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Swinton Academy compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Swinton Academy ranked 11th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Swinton Academy's absence rate?
- Swinton Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Swinton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swinton 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 2 July 2026.