Wingfield AcademyClifton Community School

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

Summary of the comparison

Wingfield Academy and Clifton Community School are secondary schools in Rotherham.

  • Wingfield Academy scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Clifton Community School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wingfield Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wingfield Academy was judged strong and Clifton Community School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for Wingfield Academy and 29.4 for Clifton Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wingfield Academy (50.9 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Clifton Community School (37.3 in 2021-22, 29.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wingfield Academy versus Clifton Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RotherhamWingfield AcademyRotherhamClifton Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking1st of 15 in Rotherham Stronger figure13th of 15 in Rotherham
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,011 1,112
Capacity845 1,250
LocationRotherham, S61 4AU Rotherham, S65 2SN
GCSE results
Attainment 847.0 Stronger figure29.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths49.5% Stronger figure18.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.2% Stronger figure38.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc15.2% 57.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.79 Stronger figure2.56 4.09
Cohort204 188
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,011 1,112
Free school meals (ever 6)34.8% 62.3%
English as an additional language5.9% 48.7%
SEN support18.4% 23.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% Stronger figure12.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.3% 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.

Wingfield Academy

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