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Winterhill School

Winterhill School is a secondary academy in Rotherham, United Kingdom with 941 pupils, part of Inspire Learning Trust. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Education Coach (Teaching Assistant) (closes 27 November) and Child Protection officer (closes 16 November).

Head
Andrew Reeder, Headteacher
Trust or group
Inspire Learning Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
941 pupils · 49% girls · 47.2% eligible for free school meals · 29.3% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
218 (23.2%) on SEN support · 42 (4.5%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Rotherham
Location
Rotherham, S61 2BD, United Kingdom
Telephone
01709740232
Website
winterhill.org.uk
Register number
URN 141853 (register entry)

Vacancies (2)

Education Coach (Teaching Assistant)

Salary £19,279 to £20,214 a yearCloses 27 Nov

Part timeTeaching support

Inspire Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which also includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School, Thomas Rotherham College and Winterhill School.…

Child Protection officer

Salary £31,514 to £33,291 a yearCloses 16 Nov

Full timeAdministration and business

Inspire Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which also includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School, Thomas Rotherham College and Winterhill School.…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional41.839.6%
2024/2539.336.8%
2023/2440.437.4%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
7 March 2023Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2657.516.4–0£49,267
2024/2550.818.116%0£43,104
2023/2450.618.318%0£44,611
2022/2346.218.913%0£44,104
2021/2254.216.328%0£42,104
2020/2153.017.915%0£41,319
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2064.815.918%0£39,564
2018/1968.015.511%0£40,198
2017/1874.415.419%0£38,699
2016/1782.314.322%0£36,654

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/2610.3%5.3%35.0%5.0%
2024/2510.3%5.0%31.6%4.0%
2023/248.5%3.6%27.4%2.4%
2022/237.9%3.3%25.5%2.0%
2021/228.8%2.8%33.0%1.7%
2020/216.7%1.9%21.1%2.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/195.8%1.9%18.9%1.3%
2017/185.9%2.0%18.3%2.1%
2016/176.1%2.3%17.9%1.3%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Cover Supervisor, Education Coach, Exam Invigilators. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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