OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Rotherham
Trust
ETHOS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
170
170 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
30
17.6% of pupils
Male pupils
140
82.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
44.0 pts
above England
School
68.8%
Rotherham
30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Rotherham
13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rotherham
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.5%
147
White and Black Caribbean
4.1%
7
White and Asian
3.5%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
3
Gypsy / Roma
1.2%
2
Any other White background
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
170 of
170 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
2.1
37.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.53 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
37.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
31.10 pts
higher than
England
School
37.32%
Rotherham
6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
75.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
59.60 pts
higher than
England
School
75.42%
Rotherham
17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
40.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
38.42 pts
higher than
England
School
40.22%
Rotherham
2.07%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
121.4%
41.6 pts
above England
Elements Academy
121.4%
Rotherham
107.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.