Clifton Community School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Rotherham, Yorkshire and the Humber S65 2SN · Rotherham
#358 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3995 of 4,090 nationally
About Clifton Community School
Clifton Community School is a academy secondary located in Rotherham, in the Rotherham local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,146 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 8.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 358th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (14th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (2th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,146; capacity filled 91.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 38.3%; ebacc average points 2.56.
There are 89 schools in Rotherham; Clifton Community School ranks 82nd 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%)29.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)18.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)63.6%
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 Clifton Community School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,146
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 63.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 91.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 29.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 18.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 38.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.56
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Clifton Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
East Dene Primary
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
326 students · 535 m away
St Ann's Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
374 students · 555 m away
Coleridge Primary
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
253 students · 566 m away
Badsley Primary School
Rotherham · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
548 students · 834 m away
Eastwood Village Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
195 students · 910 m away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
211 students · 1.1 km away
Broom Valley Community School
Rotherham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
401 students · 1.2 km away
High Greave Infant School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
97 students · 1.4 km away
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
818 students · 1.4 km away
Herringthorpe Junior School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
354 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,138 students
Manor Church of England Academy
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,136 students
Oulton Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,132 students
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,167 students
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,169 students
Hungerhill School
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,175 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Clifton Community School a good school?
Clifton Community School has a Success Index (England) of 8.3 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #358 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 Clifton Community School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Clifton Community School ranks #358 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3995 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Clifton Community School?
Clifton Community School had 1,146 students in 2025.
Is Clifton Community School a primary school or a secondary school?
Clifton Community School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Clifton Community School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Clifton Community School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.