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
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Rotherham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 8.7% | joint 1,404th highest of 3,227 (6 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 15 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 3.1% | joint 1,453rd highest of 3,227 (10 schools have the same figure) | 14th highest of 15 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 9.2% | joint 1,046th highest of 3,226 (3 schools have the same figure) | 10th highest of 15 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 22.7 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.39% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 22.8% | joint 1,939th highest of 3,258 (13 schools have the same figure) | 13th highest of 16 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 21.8% | joint 876th highest of 3,257 (21 schools have the same figure) | joint 8th highest of 16 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 16.5% | joint 1,144th highest of 3,257 (21 schools have the same figure) | joint 9th highest of 16 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 5.3% | joint 587th highest of 3,257 (40 schools have the same figure) | 5th highest of 16 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 117.3 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 131 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 43.1 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 15.5 | joint 2,663rd highest of 3,200 (39 schools have the same figure) | 13th highest of 15 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.6 | joint 2,465th highest of 3,200 (60 schools have the same figure) | joint 9th highest of 15 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 7.5% | joint 2,721st highest of 3,205 (16 schools have the same figure) | 14th highest of 15 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 63.3% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 3.6 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 44.5 | joint 1,834th highest of 3,136 (16 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 16 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | -0.06 | joint 1,631st highest of 3,032 (20 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 14 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 62.5% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 42.5% | joint 1,776th highest of 3,136 (10 schools have the same figure) | 6th highest of 16 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,867 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 1,831 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 1.9% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 11/10/2023 (school year 2023/24): Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
- 08/04/2014 (school year 2013/14): Good
- 07/11/2012 (school year 2012/13): Requires improvement
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence8.7% 2024/25
This school
4.7%
2016/17
4.7%
2017/18
5%
2018/19
5.5%
2020/21
9.7%
2021/22
7.2%
2022/23
7.9%
2023/24
8.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence3.1% 2024/25
This school
1.7%
2016/17
2.2%
2017/18
2.4%
2018/19
1.6%
2020/21
2.8%
2021/22
2.8%
2022/23
3%
2023/24
3.1%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once9.2% 2024/25
This school
3%
2017/18
2.9%
2018/19
3%
2019/20
3.4%
2020/21
4.7%
2021/22
5.2%
2022/23
6.4%
2023/24
9.2%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils22.7 2024/25
This school
5.4
2017/18
4.1
2018/19
5.2
2019/20
5.6
2020/21
7.2
2021/22
10.2
2022/23
13.9
2023/24
22.7
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.39% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.05%
2021/22
0.05%
2022/23
0.05%
2023/24
0.39%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)22.8% 2025/26
This school
11.1%
2019/20
14.2%
2020/21
16.2%
2021/22
15.5%
2022/23
22.3%
2023/24
23.3%
2024/25
22.8%
2025/26
Any SEN21.8% 2025/26
This school
12.6%
2019/20
13.3%
2020/21
15%
2021/22
17.5%
2022/23
19.3%
2023/24
20.6%
2024/25
21.8%
2025/26
SEN support16.5% 2025/26
This school
10.7%
2019/20
11%
2020/21
11.9%
2021/22
14.1%
2022/23
15.4%
2023/24
15.7%
2024/25
16.5%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans5.3% 2025/26
This school
1.9%
2019/20
2.3%
2020/21
3.1%
2021/22
3.4%
2022/23
3.8%
2023/24
4.8%
2024/25
5.3%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)117.3 2024/25
This school
123.7
2017/18
127.5
2018/19
130.2
2019/20
136.4
2020/21
137.5
2021/22
134.2
2022/23
135.9
2023/24
117.3
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)131 2024/25
This school
134
2017/18
138
2018/19
141
2019/20
146
2020/21
148
2021/22
145
2022/23
150
2023/24
131
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)43.1 2024/25
This school
33.8
2017/18
34.6
2018/19
33.1
2019/20
34.6
2020/21
43.6
2021/22
40.4
2022/23
43.1
2023/24
43.1
2024/25
Pupils per teacher15.5 2024/25
This school
13.6
2017/18
13.8
2018/19
13.8
2019/20
13.4
2020/21
13.5
2021/22
13.8
2022/23
13.5
2023/24
15.5
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.6 2024/25
This school
9.9
2017/18
10.0
2018/19
10.1
2019/20
10.0
2020/21
9.4
2021/22
10.0
2022/23
9.6
2023/24
10.6
2024/25
Teacher turnover7.5% 2024/25
This school
8.1%
2017/18
13.7%
2018/19
6.1%
2019/20
5.6%
2020/21
5.7%
2021/22
4.3%
2022/23
17.2%
2023/24
7.5%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence63.3% 2024/25
This school
54.9%
2016/17
63.6%
2017/18
61.5%
2018/19
51.7%
2020/21
89%
2021/22
76%
2022/23
75.2%
2023/24
63.3%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)3.6 2024/25
This school
4.2
2016/17
4.1
2017/18
3.5
2018/19
3.2
2020/21
7.0
2021/22
4.9
2022/23
5.1
2023/24
3.6
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 844.5 2025/26
This school
47.1
2016/17
46.4
2017/18
46.5
2018/19
52.0
2021/22
46.7
2022/23
45.7
2023/24
45.3
2024/25
44.5
2025/26
Progress 8-0.06 2023/24
-0.01
2016/17
-0.14
2017/18
-0.28
2018/19
+0.12
2021/22
-0.10
2022/23
-0.06
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths62.5% 2025/26
This school
59%
2016/17
63%
2017/18
63%
2018/19
80%
2021/22
64.8%
2022/23
66.6%
2023/24
66.3%
2024/25
62.5%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths42.5% 2025/26
This school
42%
2016/17
42%
2017/18
41%
2018/19
57%
2021/22
43.3%
2022/23
42.4%
2023/24
41.3%
2024/25
42.5%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,867 2023/24
This school
1,586
2015/16
1,586
2016/17
1,586
2017/18
1,736
2018/19
1,867
2020/21
1,867
2021/22
1,867
2022/23
1,867
2023/24
Pupils1,831 2023/24
This school
1,563
2015/16
1,604
2016/17
1,673
2017/18
1,733
2018/19
1,832
2020/21
1,814
2021/22
1,848
2022/23
1,831
2023/24
Unfilled places1.9% 2023/24
This school
1.5%
2015/16
0%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0.2%
2018/19
1.9%
2020/21
2.8%
2021/22
1%
2022/23
1.9%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5% | - | 5.5% | 9.7% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% | - | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3% | 3.1% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 2.5% | 3% | 2.9% | 3% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 9.2% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 22.7 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.39% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 11.1% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 15.5% | 22.3% | 23.3% | 22.8% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6% | 13.3% | 15% | 17.5% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 21.8% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 10.7% | 11% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 16.5% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.9% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 122.0 | 124.8 | 123.7 | 127.5 | 130.2 | 136.4 | 137.5 | 134.2 | 135.9 | 117.3 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 134 | 137 | 134 | 138 | 141 | 146 | 148 | 145 | 150 | 131 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 32.7 | 33.4 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 34.6 | 43.6 | 40.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 15.5 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.6 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 14% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 8.1% | 13.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 17.2% | 7.5% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 59.9% | 56.8% | 54.9% | 63.6% | 61.5% | - | 51.7% | 89% | 76% | 75.2% | 63.3% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | - | 3.2 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 47.1 | 46.4 | 46.5 | - | - | 52.0 | 46.7 | 45.7 | 45.3 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | -0.01 | -0.14 | -0.28 | - | - | +0.12 | -0.10 | -0.06 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 59% | 63% | 63% | - | - | 80% | 64.8% | 66.6% | 66.3% | 62.5% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 42% | 42% | 41% | - | - | 57% | 43.3% | 42.4% | 41.3% | 42.5% |
| Places | 1,586 | 1,586 | 1,586 | 1,586 | 1,736 | - | 1,867 | 1,867 | 1,867 | 1,867 | - | - |
| Pupils | 1,542 | 1,563 | 1,604 | 1,673 | 1,733 | - | 1,832 | 1,814 | 1,848 | 1,831 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2.8% | 1.5% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% | - | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1% | 1.9% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 8.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 57% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 55% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 9.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 68% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 9% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 10.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 20% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 7.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 15% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.6 | 2024/25 | Higher than 21% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 22.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 41% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 21.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 73% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 5.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 81% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 4% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,783 | year not recorded | Higher than 96% of schools | 3,265 |
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