Dinnington High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Sheffield, Rotherham
S25 2NZ
Composite score
52.9

About Dinnington High School

Dinnington High School is a secondary school in Sheffield, Rotherham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 1,009 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 42.3, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

39% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 58% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Dinnington High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,184
National rank
#198
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#10
In Rotherham
Top 69%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
39%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
58%
% EBacc grade 5+
1%
EBacc average points score
3.41

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,009 % FSM ever-6 33.0% % EAL 2.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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