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Secondary · S25 · Sheffield

Dinnington High School

Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NZ

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OfstedRequires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance (2024/25)91.1%
Attainment (2024/25)Attainment 8: 42.3
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils1005

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Report published 31 Jan 2024.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in S25. Where we have them, council (Rotherham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1005
Free school meals
33.4%
4.2% above district average (29.2%)

Also: Rotherham 30.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
25.6%
0.8% below district average (26.4%)

Also: Rotherham 20.1% · England 16.5%

EAL
2.9%
1.1% below district average (4%)
Attendance
91.1% Autumn and spring 2024/25
0.5% below district average (91.6%)

Also: Rotherham 91.2% · England 91.9%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the S25 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Headline GCSE measures are 2024/25. England is the state-funded average from the same tables. Progress 8 of 0 is typical.

Persistent absence2024/25

25.9%

4% above England (21.9%)

Attainment 82024/25

42.3

3.8 below England (46.1)

Grade 5+ English & maths2024/25

39.1%

6.3% below England (45.4%)

Grade 4+ English & maths2024/25

57.8%

7% below England (64.8%)

Entered for EBacc2024/25

2.6%

37.9% below England (40.5%)

EBacc average point score2024/25

3.41

0.7 below England (4.09)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 204 families put this school first. 196 of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
204
First-preference offers
196
First preferences offered a place
96.1%
Total offers
197
Named on any preference
272

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
1444
Pupils on roll
1005

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Rotherham page.

SEN support

SEN %
25.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Dinnington High School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

All schools in S25 · Schools in Rotherham

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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