Oakwood High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Rotherham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oakwood High School is a secondary school in Rotherham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Oakwood 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 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026: 216 first-choice applications for 205 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 4th highest of 16 Rotherham secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 188 offers went to first-choice families, 28 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 17 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 5th 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
- Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,067 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Oakwood High School is a harmonious and happy community.”
- “Staff and pupils here feel a keen sense of belonging.”
- “Leaders cultivate a warm and welcoming environment where everyone feels included.”
To improve
- “Pupils focus on the task in hand, but sometimes lack urgency and a deep desire to learn.”
- “As a result, sometimes pupils do not learn as well as they should.”
- “Leaders know that their participation could be further tracked and encouraged.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.5 | 46 |
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: 216 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 188 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.
- St Bernard's Catholic High School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Clifton Community School 1.2 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Brinsworth Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Winterhill School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Wingfield Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wickersley School and Sports College 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Thrybergh Academy 3.1 mi Requires improvement
- Rawmarsh Community School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade