Brinsworth Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rotherham
Brinsworth Road, Rotherham, S60 5EJ
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
23.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,389
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,487 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
195 of 201 families who put it first got an offer
209
Places offered
269
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 201 | 195 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 47 | 10 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 269 | 205 | 76% |
1st preference success by year
Rotherham lets families list 3 preferences. 59 applications came from outside the council area (49 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hannah Thornton
- Address
- Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth, Rotherham, S60 5EJ
- Phone
- 01709828383
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward / constituency
- Brinsworth · Rotherham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136301
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
1,389 pupils · 1,487 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
03 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,240 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.55 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 236 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.17 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 73 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 235 | 17% | 48% | 72% | |
| English Language | 235 | 13% | 47% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 233 | 12% | 43% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 172 | 1% | 19% | 42% | |
| History | 134 | 21% | 46% | 60% | |
| Business | 101 | 13% | 46% | 57% | |
| Geography | 99 | 15% | 40% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 95 | 24% | 54% | 74% | |
| Biology | 60 | 22% | 80% | 97% | |
| Physics | 60 | 15% | 77% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 18% | 77% | 97% | |
| French | 27 | 30% | 89% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 29 | 3% | 10% | 31% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 0% | 4% | 17% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 5% | 55% | |
| History | 19 | 0% | 5% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 14 | 21% | 43% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 17% | 17% | 42% | |
| Physics | 11 | 0% | 18% | 36% | |
| Economics | 10 | 10% | 80% | 90% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 29% | 43% | |
| Business Studies | 6 | 17% | 33% | 67% | |
| English Language | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15474: Brinsworth Academy, Rotherham
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Rotherham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.