Milton School
Storey Street, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8QG
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VENN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Witham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Venn Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 150133
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709570246
About this school
Milton School is a special academy in Mexborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 179 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Milton School (URN 144196).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 1.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 |
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 Milton 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 | — | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.08%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 32.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rotherham Aspire2.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Rotherham
-
Pennine View School2.9 miles
Academies · Doncaster
-
The Robert Ogden School4.4 miles
Special schools · Barnsley
-
ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE5.0 miles
Other types · Rotherham
-
Abbeywood School5.1 miles
Special schools · Rotherham
Other schools in Mexborough
- 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
- Swinton Academy Secondary
- The Laurel Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Milton School teach?
- Milton School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Mexborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Milton School?
- The headteacher of Milton School is Mrs Nicola Witham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Milton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milton 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 Milton School?
- Milton School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Milton School full?
- Milton School has capacity for 150 pupils and 179 on roll (119%), so it is at or above 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 Milton School a faith school?
- No. Milton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Milton School a selective school?
- No. Milton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Milton School?
- Milton School is part of VENN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Milton School have?
- The schools register lists Milton School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Milton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Milton School's absence rate?
- Milton School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milton 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 10 July 2026.