Newman School
East Bawtry Road, Rotherham, S60 3LX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Claire King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- T.E.A.M Education Trust
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 185
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 151166
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709828262
About this school
Newman School is a special academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 185 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Newman School (URN 106966).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 |
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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.92%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 16.17%
- Persistent absence
- 42.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE0.8 miles
Other types · Rotherham
-
Kelford School2.8 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
The Willows School3.3 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
Abbey School3.6 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
Rotherham Aspire3.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
- Abbey School Academies
- Abbeywood School Special schools
- Hilltop School Academies
- Kelford School Academies
- Rotherham Aspire Local authority maintained schools
- ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE Other types
- The Willows School Academies
- Arnold Nursery School Nursery
- Rawmarsh Nursery School Nursery
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Blackburn Primary School Primary
- Bramley Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newman School teach?
- Newman School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Newman School?
- The headteacher of Newman School is Ms Claire King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newman School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newman 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 Newman School?
- Newman School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Newman School full?
- Newman School has capacity for 185 pupils and 185 on roll (100%), 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 Newman School a faith school?
- No. Newman School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Newman School?
- Newman School is part of T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Newman School's absence rate?
- Newman School's overall absence rate is 16.2% in the latest published census.
- What are Newman School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newman 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.