Wickersley School and Sports College
Academy converter secondary school in Rotherham (Rotherham).
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
We aim to send all young people into an ever-changing world able and qualified to play their full part in it. Wickersley School and Sports College is an 11-18 school with 2060 students on roll, including 330 in our oversubscribed sixth form.
We consider ourselves to be a genuine comprehensive school, catering for students of a wide range of abilities, needs, aspirations and backgrounds. The school is part of Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT), a family of like-minded secondary and primary schools.
At Wickersley School and Sports College, we want all students to leave able and qualified to play their full part in the world.
This means that we want each student to start their lives equipped with not only the qualifications, in terms of GCSE grades, but also the skills and attributes that they will need in order to deal with the challenges of life beyond their time at school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Hockey
- Mindfulness
- Netball
- Photography
- Textiles
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 140646
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Lidster | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2033 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Jeffrey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Leighton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Bridie Moore | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Windle | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lisa Carpenter | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Teather | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tony Hardcastle | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Joshua Bartle Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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