Clifton Community School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Rotherham (Rotherham).
Attainment 8
37
▼ 9.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
31.9%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
87.5%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.6
▲ 0.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
63.6%
▲ 36pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.2%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
92%
1,146 / 1,250 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2019
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Clifton Community School is a secondary school located in Rotherham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,112 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,250. It is part of the WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Marie Smith.
Key facts
- URN
- 143545
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (6 current, 3 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 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Wetherall Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Marie Smith | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Debbie Corker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sahreen Majid | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Louise Thompson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Windle | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anna Lidster Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Robyn Parry-McDermott Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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