Maltby Academy
Braithwell Road, Rotherham, S66 8AB
1,096 pupils · 91% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MALTBY LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 21.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 175 | 167 | 222 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 163 | 157 | 189 | 159 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 201 | 196 | 253 | 201 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 192 | 184 | 223 | 189 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 190 | 177 | 218 | 186 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 200 | 207 | 253 | 200 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 199 | 244 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 186 | 228 | 197 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wickersley School and Sports College 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dinnington High School 5.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy 5.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Thrybergh Academy 6.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- De Warenne Academy 7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Bernard's Catholic High School 7.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.