The Willows School
Locksley Drive, Rotherham, S66 9NT
197 pupils · 131% of 150 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 7–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Abbeywood School 4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Elements Academy 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hilltop School 4.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Newman School 5.3 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE 6.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Kingfisher Academy 8.1 km · Good (2022) · 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.