Dinnington High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rotherham
Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 22/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
26.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,005
Capacity used
Has space70%
1,444 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
159 of 159 families who put it first got an offer
193
Places offered
229
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 159 | 159 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 34 | 18 | ● 53% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 3 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 229 | 180 | 79% |
Rotherham lets families list 3 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (9 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kerry Wade
- Address
- Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NZ
- Phone
- 01909550066
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward / constituency
- Dinnington · Rother Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150938
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NEW COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TRUST
1,005 pupils · 1,444 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 986 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 2.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 192 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.26 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 34 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 192 | 10% | 47% | 66% | |
| English Language | 192 | 13% | 44% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 191 | 11% | 38% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 4% | 33% | 46% | |
| History | 127 | 12% | 36% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 105 | 19% | 68% | 90% | |
| Geography | 45 | 4% | 42% | 47% | |
| Biology | 32 | 28% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 32 | 31% | 94% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 28% | 91% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 25 | 12% | 56% | 76% | |
| Business | 24 | 0% | 21% | 46% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Photography | 8 | 13% | 13% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| English Language | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19409: Dinnington High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Rotherham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.