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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](https://www.winterhill.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 141853 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141853))

## Vacancies (2)

- [Education Coach (Teaching Assistant)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/141gonv77vc-education-coach-teaching-assistant) · Salary £19,279 to £20,214 a year · Closes 27 Nov · Part time · Teaching 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](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/24tp3zg7qhu-child-protection-officer) · Salary £31,514 to £33,291 a year · Closes 16 Nov · Full time · Administration 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

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 41.8 | 39.6% |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 | 36.8% |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 37.4% |

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

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7 March 2023 | Ungraded inspection | School 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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 57.5 | 16.4 | – | 0 | £49,267 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 18.1 | 16% | 0 | £43,104 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 18.3 | 18% | 0 | £44,611 |
| 2022/23 | 46.2 | 18.9 | 13% | 0 | £44,104 |
| 2021/22 | 54.2 | 16.3 | 28% | 0 | £42,104 |
| 2020/21 | 53.0 | 17.9 | 15% | 0 | £41,319 |

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

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 10.3% | 5.3% | 35.0% | 5.0% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 5.0% | 31.6% | 4.0% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 3.6% | 27.4% | 2.4% |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 3.3% | 25.5% | 2.0% |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 2.8% | 33.0% | 1.7% |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 1.9% | 21.1% | 2.0% |

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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