Swinton Academy

Swinton Academy is a mixed Academy and sixth form located in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England.

Swinton Academy
Location
East Avenue Swinton Rotherham , South Yorkshire , S64 8JW England
Coordinates	53.4829°N 1.3215°W / 53.4829; -1.3215
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	At Swinton Academy, we will make a difference
Local authority	Rotherham
Department for Education URN	143141 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	John Barton
Executive Principal	Chela Wilson
Principal	Rebecca Hibberd
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	847
Capacity	1,320
Houses	Creighton, Fitzwilliam , Rockingham & Wentworth.
Former Names	Swinton Comprehensive School Swinton Community School
Website	http://www.swinton.rotherham.sch.uk/

Ofsted inspections

In November 2011, in the last inspection by Ofsted of the pre-academy school, it was judged to be a "Good" school with a good sixth form.^[1] In 2019, three years after the conversion to an Academy, Ofsted's first inspection of the academy found it to "Require Improvement".^[2]

Since the commencement of Ofsted inspections in September 1993, Swinton has undergone five inspections:

Ofsted inspection results

Date of inspection	Name	Outcome	Ref.
5–9 February 1996	Swinton Comprehensive School	—	[3]
22–26 November 1999	Swinton Comprehensive School	Satisfactory	[3]
28–29 September 2005	Swinton Community School	Satisfactory	[4]
21–22 January 2009	Swinton Community School	Satisfactory	[5]
22–23 November 2011	Swinton Community School	Good	[1]
24–25 September 2019	Swinton Academy	Requires Improvement	[2]

Head teachers

• Mr Dave Shevill, September 1997–August 2009
• Mr David Pridding, September 2009–August 2014
• Mr John Morrison, September 2014–August 2016
• Mrs Rebecca Hibberd, September 2016 – present

Principals

• Mr John Morrison & Mrs Rebecca Hibberd, September 2016–August 2017
• Mrs Rebecca Hibberd, September 2017 – present