OFSTED
22 June 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Rotherham
Trust
VENN ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
179
179 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
48
26.8% of pupils
Male pupils
131
73.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.1 pts
above England
School
55.9%
Rotherham
30.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.0 pts
below England
School
7.3%
Rotherham
13.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Rotherham
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.2%
140
African
3.4%
6
Any other White background
3.4%
6
Pakistani
2.8%
5
White and Black African
2.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
3
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%
179 of
179 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
1.6
37.6 pts
below England
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
11.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.58 pts
higher than
England
School
11.80%
Rotherham
6.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.73 pts
higher than
England
School
32.54%
Rotherham
17.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.34 pts
higher than
England
School
4.14%
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
119.3%
39.6 pts
above England
Milton School
119.3%
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.