Clifton Community School

State-Funded School

clifton-community-school-rotherham-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

RotherhamLocal Authority

RotherhamConstituency

S65 2SNPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Clifton Community School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,146 pupils. Clifton Community School is part of Wickersley Partnership Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2020

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 29.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 18.1%
EBacc average point score: 2.56

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

22%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,146

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

64%

England average

27%

First language not English

47%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,146
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Wickersley Partnership Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Jan 2020	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	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.