Secondary
Aston Academy
Aughton Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4SF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1366 of 1800 places
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
45%
44.2
23rd of 30 by our score, among the secondary schools in Sheffield we can score - 36 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 |
| Entered the EBacc | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| A level average points per entry | 30.21 |
| A level students | 68 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48% |
| 22/23 | 46% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.0 |
| 22/23 | 32.7 |
| 23/24 | 32.0 |
| 24/25 | 30.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.36 |
| 22/23 | -0.36 |
| 23/24 | -0.29 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.6 |
| 22/23 | 43.9 |
| 23/24 | 44.1 |
| 24/25 | 44.2 |
Aughton Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4SF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Rotherham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Associate Principal
- James Graham
- Address
- Aughton Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4SF
- Telephone
- 01142872171