Wales High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sheffield, Rotherham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 1 March 2024
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wales High School is a secondary school in Sheffield, Rotherham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2024 entry.
Wales High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Year 7 had 271 first-choice applications for 277 offers; 270 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 91 of the 489 Year 7 applications in 2026 came from families living outside Rotherham, and 28 offers went to them.
- In 2024, every Year 7 applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Rotherham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rotherham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Storth Lane, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 5QQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,783 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Wales High School is a friendly and vibrant school.”
- “Pupils understand the importance of tolerance and respect.”
- “Everyone is welcome in this inclusive school.”
To improve
- “Some pupils have significant gaps in their knowledge when they join the school.”
- “For some disadvantaged pupils, these gaps do not close quickly enough.”
- “However, for some disadvantaged pupils, these gaps in knowledge remain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 271 first-preference applications, 277 offers in total, 270 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rotherham.
- Aston Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dinnington High School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wickersley School and Sports College 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakwood High School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernard's Catholic High School 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brinsworth Academy 6.0 mi School remains Good
- Maltby Academy 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Clifton Community School 6.7 mi Some aspects not as strong