Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rotherham, S63 7PQ
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Swinton Academy
East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8JW
Local ranking9th of 16 secondary schools in Rotherham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1130
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 27 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 177
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 66.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
32
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 97
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 991
- Boys
- 439 (50%)
- Girls
- 431 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1130 (77% full)
- SEND
- 22.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.5%
- EAL
- 5.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.4%
- SEN Support
- 17.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,791/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.0%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Black African: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
- Other: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
91.0%
White British
3.5%
White Other
2.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
East Avenue
Mexborough, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 143141
- UKPRN
- 10057549
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
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