Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities

School overview

Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities is a secondary school serving Rotherham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 711 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 43.6, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 0.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

42% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 96% of the families who made Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. If you are considering Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities, 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 above.