65%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
17%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1147.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,031
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRotherham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Wath Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Rotherham
Part ofMALTBY LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
65%
-4pp
80%73%65%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
-4pp
57%51%45%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
47.8
-1.7
54.651.247.8
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.8
EBacc entry
17%
-3pp
20%15%11%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
EBacc APS
1147.4
-175.9
1323.31235.41147.4
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1147.4
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
35.9
+1.0
39.836.833.9
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.9
A-level value added
-0.19
0
-0.2-0.2-0.2
'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
+1pp
19%13%7%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 18%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
BB-C+
'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
2,031
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 7NW
Local authority
Rotherham
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 45% | 47.8 | Not applicable | 17% | 1147.4 | 27% | 2,031 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 49% | 49.5 | +0.10 | 20% | 1323.3 | 28% | 1,993 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 49% | 50.2 | +0.39 | 18% | 1212.0 | 25% | 1,983 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 57% | 54.6 | +0.46 | 11% | 1220.7 | 19% | 1,919 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | B- | -0.19 | 18% | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 34.9 | C+ | -0.21 | 17% | 203 |
| 2022/23 | 33.9 | C+ | — | 7% | 200 |
| 2021/22 | 39.8 | B | — | 19% | 188 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2,031 | 19.7 | 14% | 5% | 28% | 7% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 1,993 | 18.5 | 12% | 4% | 26% | 10% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 1,983 | 18.7 | 11% | 4% | 27% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,919 | 17.9 | 11% | 3% | 28% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 1,864 | 17.4 | 10% | 2% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | — | — | — | — | — | 6% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.