Brinsworth Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Rotherham, Yorkshire and the Humber S60 5EJ · Rotherham
#195 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2301 of 4,090 nationally
About Brinsworth Academy
Brinsworth Academy is a academy secondary located in Rotherham, in the Rotherham local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,389 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 43.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 195th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (51th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (31th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,389; capacity filled 93.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 61.4%; ebacc average points 3.65.
There are 89 schools in Rotherham; Brinsworth Academy ranks 40th of 88 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)44.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)38.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)34.2
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Brinsworth Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,389
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 93.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 44.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 38.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 61.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.65
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 34.2
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Brinsworth Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Brinsworth Manor Infant School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
160 students · 622 m away
Brinsworth Manor Junior School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
235 students · 647 m away
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
292 students · 830 m away
Brinsworth Howarth Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
181 students · 1.3 km away
Catcliffe Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
145 students · 1.6 km away
Tinsley Meadows Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
650 students · 1.7 km away
Canklow Woods Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
245 students · 1.7 km away
Waverley Primary Academy
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
687 students · 2.2 km away
Thomas Rotherham College
Rotherham · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
0 students · 2.6 km away
Oakwood High School
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,067 students · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
All Saints Catholic School York
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,392 students
Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,394 students
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,381 students
Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,379 students
Outwood Academy Shafton
Barnsley · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,377 students
All Saints' Catholic High School
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,404 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Brinsworth Academy a good school?
Brinsworth Academy has a Success Index (England) of 43.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #195 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Brinsworth Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Brinsworth Academy ranks #195 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2301 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Brinsworth Academy?
Brinsworth Academy had 1,389 students in 2025.
Is Brinsworth Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Brinsworth Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Brinsworth Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Brinsworth Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.