The Dearne Academy, Rotherham | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

The Dearne Academy

Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham S63 9EW

https://www.astreadearne.org/

The Dearne Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,160 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. Ofsted last inspected the school in November 2016. The present school opened in 2019.

This school is a member of Astrea Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Netherwood Academy, Astrea Academy Woodfields, Astrea Academy Sheffield, St Ivo Academy and Longsands Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Representation and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Destinations.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.8		The Laurel Academy
2.5		Wath Academy
2.7		Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
3.2		Swinton Academy
3.7		Netherwood Academy
4.1		De Warenne Academy
4.6		Rawmarsh Community School
5.0		Ridgewood School
5.2		Minsthorpe Community College
5.3		Outwood Academy Shafton
5.4		Thrybergh Academy
5.4		Outwood Academy Adwick

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder	Hearing impairment
Moderate learning difficulty	Multi-sensory impairment
Physical disability	Profound and multiple learning difficulty
Severe learning difficulty	Social, emotional and mental health
Specific learning difficulty	Speech, language and communication
Visual impairment

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