Abbeywood School
Rother Way, Hellaby Industrial Estate, Rotherham, S66 8QN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Douglas
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 102
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- URN
- 146571
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709916900
About this school
Abbeywood School is an independent special school in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 92 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abbeywood School under its current framework. 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
Abbeywood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.3 | 19.9 | 12.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 7.1% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
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 Abbeywood 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 | 13.3 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 19.9 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 92
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hilltop School0.9 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
Sutherland House School Braithwell2.1 miles
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-
The Willows School2.5 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
Pennine View School3.4 miles
Academies · Doncaster
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Newman School3.8 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Abbeywood School teach?
- Abbeywood School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbeywood School?
- The headteacher of Abbeywood School is Mrs Sarah Douglas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbeywood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abbeywood School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Abbeywood School?
- Abbeywood School has 92 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Abbeywood School full?
- Abbeywood School has capacity for 102 pupils and 92 on roll (90%), 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 Abbeywood School a faith school?
- No. Abbeywood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Abbeywood School a selective school?
- Yes. Abbeywood School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Abbeywood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.3 in 2022/23 and 12.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abbeywood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbeywood 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 24 July 2026.