Maltby Academy
Braithwell Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8ABOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Maltby Academy is a secondary school in Rotherham for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 126 schools in Rotherham. It ranks 8th of 12 secondary schools in Rotherham. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in April 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 28 April 2026, report published 16 June 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 28 April 2026
Leaders, staff and pupils at this school have transformed its culture and ethos. Pupils behave extremely well and show a deep respect for each other. Pupils are resilient, confident and take responsibility. They have high aspirations and enjoy being part of the Maltby community. Pupils feel as if they belong here. Every day, pupils are warmly welcomed into the building by members of staff. The morning routine that is in place helps pupils to settle and prepares them for learning. Members of the student leadership team check on younger pupils, breakfast is available for all, and daily discussion topics help focus pupils’ minds. Wednesday afternoon is special. A wide variety of enrichment activities is available for pupils within the school day. The range is impressive and includes fishing and sword dancing, for example. All pupils can access these opportunities. Pupils enjoy school. The school is calm and lessons are focused. Bullying is rare, as is derogatory language. If there are ever any issues, pupils say these are dealt with quickly and effectively. Such is the positive atmosphere at school, rates of attendance are improving. Pupils feel safe. Pupils who need additional help in their learning are well supported. For example, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive effective help in class. Those with greater need who access the school's ‘Exceed’ or ‘Succeed’ provisions are very well supported. Pupils’ achievement is also improving. Recent work to help pupils do even better in mathematics is bearing fruit. Improvements in the curriculum and teaching are helping pupils in all year groups remember more of the content that they study. Pupils leave school with firm plans for the future. This includes students in the sixth form. Students in sixth form develop wider skills that help them as they move on to employment or to university.
What the school should improve
- Leaders should ensure that the renewed mathematics curriculum is consistently well delivered so that pupils' achievement in national tests, such as GCSEs, improves.
- Leaders should ensure that checks on pupils’ learning are used to consistent effect to identify gaps in pupils’ understanding and to inform subsequent teaching.
- Leaders should continue to improve students' academic performance in the sixth form.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
189 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
38 students
Average A level grade C-, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,096 pupils on roll, with places for 1,200
Schools near Maltby Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickersley School and Sports College | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 49.0 |
| Dinnington High School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 42.3 |
| Sir Thomas Wharton Academy | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to exceptional | Attainment 8: 43.3 |
| Thrybergh Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Attainment 8: 28.8 |
| De Warenne Academy | 4 miles | Report card: Strong standard to exceptional | Attainment 8: 48.9 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- PLACE PARTNERSHIP - A MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Wood
- Phone
- 01709812864
- Address
- Braithwell Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8AB
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- URN
- 136042
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.