Wickersley School and Sports CollegeDinnington High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Wickersley School and Sports College and Dinnington High School are secondary schools.

  • Wickersley School and Sports College scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Dinnington High School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wickersley School and Sports College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wickersley School and Sports College was judged Good and Dinnington High School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.0 for Wickersley School and Sports College and 42.3 for Dinnington High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wickersley School and Sports College (53.1 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wickersley School and Sports College versus Dinnington High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RotherhamWickersley School and Sports CollegeSheffieldDinnington High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking4th of 15 in Rotherham Stronger figure15th of 15 in Rotherham
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,002 1,009
Capacity2,280 1,444
LocationRotherham, S66 1JL Sheffield, S25 2NZ
GCSE results
Attainment 849.0 Stronger figure42.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths55.7% Stronger figure39.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.6% Stronger figure57.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc66.7% Stronger figure2.6% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.41 Stronger figure3.41 4.09
Cohort327 192
A-level results
A-level entries119 34
A-level average points36.7 Stronger figure32.3 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points37.6 Stronger figure36.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects24.4% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,002 1,009
Free school meals (ever 6)18.3% 33.0%
English as an additional language3.8% 2.9%
SEN support11.2% 23.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% Stronger figure9.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.5% Stronger figure26.2% 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

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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