Oakwood High SchoolClifton Community School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rotherham.

Summary of the comparison

Oakwood High School and Clifton Community School are secondary schools in Rotherham.

  • Oakwood High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Clifton Community School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Oakwood High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oakwood High School was judged the expected standard and Clifton Community School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.5 for Oakwood High School and 29.4 for Clifton Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oakwood High School (48.8 in 2021-22, 47.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Clifton Community School (37.3 in 2021-22, 29.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oakwood High School versus Clifton Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RotherhamOakwood High SchoolRotherhamClifton Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking6th of 15 in Rotherham Stronger figure13th of 15 in Rotherham
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,063 1,112
Capacity1,050 1,250
LocationRotherham, S60 2UH Rotherham, S65 2SN
GCSE results
Attainment 847.5 Stronger figure29.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.7% Stronger figure18.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.7% Stronger figure38.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc18.4% 57.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.89 Stronger figure2.56 4.09
Cohort207 188
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,063 1,112
Free school meals (ever 6)29.7% 62.3%
English as an additional language28.1% 48.7%
SEN support18.3% 23.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% Stronger figure12.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.0% Stronger figure37.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Oakwood High School

Clifton Community School

Full profiles: Oakwood High School · Clifton Community School