Aston Academy

State-Funded School

aston-academy-rotherham-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

RotherhamLocal Authority

Rother ValleyConstituency

S26 4SFPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Aston Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,366 pupils. Aston Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 29 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.92

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,366

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,366
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
15 Apr 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.