Dinnington High School
Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Wade
- Sponsor
- New Collaborative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,444
- Pupils on roll
- 1,005
- URN
- 150938
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909550066
About this school
Dinnington High School is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,005 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dinnington High School, 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
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Dinnington High School (URN 141730).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 |
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 Dinnington High 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Dinnington High School compares
Dinnington High School ranked 9th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 9.4% | 33% | 1,005 | — |
| Maltby Academy | 42 | 10.2% | 33.9% | 1,096 | 3.5 miles |
| Wales High School | 45.3 | 8.8% | 26.9% | 1,783 | 3.5 miles |
| Wickersley School and Sports College | 49 | 6.8% | 18.3% | 1,984 | 4.4 miles |
| Aston Academy | 44.2 | 9% | 21.6% | 1,366 | 4.9 miles |
| Outwood Academy Valley | 50.4 | 8.5% | 22.6% | 1,721 | 5.0 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)
- 33.01%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.43%
- Persistent absence
- 26.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maltby Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Wales High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Wickersley School and Sports College4.4 miles
Secondary · Rotherham
-
Aston Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Outwood Academy Valley5.0 miles
Secondary · Worksop
Other schools in Sheffield
Dinnington High School ranks 18th of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Bradfield Secondary School Secondary
- Chaucer School Secondary
- E-Act Parkwood Academy Secondary
- Ecclesfield School Secondary
- Eckington School Secondary
- Fir Vale Academy Secondary
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Secondary
- High Storrs School Secondary
- King Ecgbert School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dinnington High School teach?
- Dinnington High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Dinnington High School?
- The headteacher of Dinnington High School is Mrs Kerry Wade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dinnington High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dinnington High 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 many pupils are at Dinnington High School?
- Dinnington High School has 1,005 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Dinnington High School full?
- Dinnington High School has capacity for 1,444 pupils and 1,005 on roll (70%), 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 Dinnington High School a faith school?
- No. Dinnington High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Dinnington High School part of an academy trust?
- Dinnington High School is part of NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Dinnington High School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Dinnington High School ranked 9th of 15 secondary schools in Rotherham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dinnington High School's absence rate?
- Dinnington High School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dinnington High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dinnington High 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.