Thrybergh Academy
Park Lane, Rotherham, S65 4BP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian May
- Sponsor
- Wickersley Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 704
- Pupils on roll
- 525
- URN
- 148547
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709850471
About this school
Thrybergh Academy is a secondary academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 525 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thrybergh Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 91 | 107 | 100 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.1 | 29.2 | 28.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 -0.84 to -0.25 | -0.67 -0.94 to -0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 15% | 17.8% | 13% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27% | 33.6% | 30% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 43% | 37% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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 Thrybergh 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 | 34.1 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.2 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 28.8 | 33.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 501 |
| 2023/24 | 534 |
| 2024/25 | 544 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thrybergh Academy compares
Thrybergh Academy ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 21% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28.8 | 17.4% | 60.1% | 525 | — |
| Clifton Community School | 29.4 | 12.5% | 62.3% | 1,146 | 2.2 miles |
| St Bernard's Catholic High School | 48.9 | 5.8% | 22.8% | 818 | 2.2 miles |
| Wickersley School and Sports College | 49 | 6.8% | 18.3% | 1,984 | 2.2 miles |
| Rawmarsh Community School | 38.8 | 9.9% | 41.3% | 1,067 | 2.4 miles |
| Swinton Academy | 41.1 | 9.8% | 33.5% | 870 | 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)
- 60.11%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 17.36%
- Persistent absence
- 42.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clifton Community School2.2 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
St Bernard's Catholic High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Wickersley School and Sports College2.2 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Rawmarsh Community School2.4 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Swinton Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Mexborough
Other schools in Rotherham
Thrybergh Academy ranks 12th 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
- Wath Academy Secondary
- Wickersley School and Sports College Secondary
- Wingfield Academy Secondary
- Winterhill School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Thrybergh Academy teach?
- Thrybergh Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Thrybergh Academy?
- The headteacher of Thrybergh Academy is Mr Adrian May, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thrybergh Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thrybergh 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 Thrybergh Academy?
- Thrybergh Academy has 525 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Thrybergh Academy full?
- Thrybergh Academy has capacity for 704 pupils and 525 on roll (75%), 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 Thrybergh Academy a faith school?
- No. Thrybergh Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Thrybergh Academy part of an academy trust?
- Thrybergh Academy 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 Thrybergh Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.1 in 2022/23 and 28.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thrybergh Academy compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Thrybergh Academy ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 21% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thrybergh Academy's absence rate?
- Thrybergh Academy's overall absence rate is 17.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thrybergh Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thrybergh 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 10 July 2026.