Wath AcademyAstrea Academy Dearne

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

Summary of the comparison

Wath Academy and Astrea Academy Dearne are secondary schools in Rotherham.

  • Wath Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Astrea Academy Dearne scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wath Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wath Academy was judged Good and Astrea Academy Dearne was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Wath Academy and 40.2 for Astrea Academy Dearne.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wath Academy (54.6 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Astrea Academy Dearne (39.0 in 2021-22, 40.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wath Academy versus Astrea Academy Dearne compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RotherhamWath AcademyRotherhamAstrea Academy DearneEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking3rd of 15 in Rotherham 9th of 11 in Barnsley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,031 1,106
Capacity1,800 1,200
LocationRotherham, S63 7NW Rotherham, S63 9EW
GCSE results
Attainment 847.8 Stronger figure40.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.1% Stronger figure40.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.0% Stronger figure57.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc16.8% 20.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.01 Stronger figure3.44 4.09
Cohort286 195
A-level results
A-level entries143 Not reported
A-level average points35.9 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points34.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.6% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,031 1,106
Free school meals (ever 6)27.7% 46.1%
English as an additional language4.7% 6.5%
SEN support10.7% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure14.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% Stronger figure39.4% 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.

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