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Wales High School

Academy converter secondary school in Sheffield (Rotherham).

Attainment 8
44.5
▼ 1.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.5%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.3%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.8
▼ 1.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
22.8%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
7.5%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
96%
1,783 / 1,867 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Oct 2023

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Wales High School is a comprehensive school, admitting young people of all academic abilities from 11 to 19 years of age. The current roll is over 1,800, including Sixth Form students. Situated on the edge of the villages of Wales and Kiveton Park, the School serves a wide community.

Students attend from the villages of Anston, Harthill, Kiveton Park, Thorpe Salvin, Thurcroft, Todwick, Wales and Woodall. Children from other villages and beyond the Rotherham boundary have also chosen to attend Wales High School. The school's success, combined with good transport facilities, adds to its attraction.

All students are encouraged to achieve their full potential and high standards are maintained throughout the school. The school has a successful academic record and is concerned for the personal development of all students.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

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Key facts

URN
136331
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2010

Governing body (17 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (16 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Lauren Adel Holyoak Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Cathryn Keeton Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Michael Thornton Hemingway Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Miss Fiona Claire RadfordMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Miss Lisa McCall Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mr Stuart John OttenTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Nicholas John Parr Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Charlotte Darling Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2022
Mrs Carol Brookes Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2022
Mr Andrew Betts Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022
Mrs Holly Crosby Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2028
Mr Daniel Stephen Ramsden Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2030
Mr Dominic Beck Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2030
Councillor Dominic Edward Beck Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018
Mrs Jane Hopkinson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2016 · until 2028
Mr Tom David Sorby (likely)TrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Alexandra Jane Stott Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2010
Miss Katie McDonough Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2025
Mrs Suzanne Eusman Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record