Aston Academy (formerly Aston Comprehensive School until 30 April 2011) is a secondary school with academy status at Swallownest in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. History The school first opened in 1957 as Swallownest County Secondary School with the original school buildings completed in 1957 and which still stand today. In 1962, as a result of the amalgamation of Swallownest County Secondary School and Woodhouse Grammar, the school changed its name to Aston Woodhouse High School with further buildings added in 1965 and in 1996. In 1974 the school was placed within the Rotherham Local Authority and became Aston Comprehensive School. In 2011, the Aston Comprehensive School took advantage of the 2010 Academies Act, which allows a school to apply to the Secretary of State to convert to academy and formed Aston Community Education Trust (company number 07577113) At the start of the 2011-year term, former basketball player and coach Peter Scantlebury was appointed as Y11 Pastoral Manager. Previous headteachers have been Mr. Hoskins, Mr Woodlands, Mr Watson, Mr Lowe, Mr Light, Mr Neal and Mrs Newton. Dominic Curran is the current principal. Aston Community Education Trust Management Following conversion to an Academy, Mrs. Eunice Newton (trust member until 2017) was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer. As reported by Companies House, the four People with Significant Control are: Timothy Baum-Dixon John Barton (Retired) Paul John Bennet (also Managing Director of Clark & Partners, Mobility & Agecare Ltd, Mobility & Agecare Centres Ltd.) Ron Dyson (no occupation) The company has a further 18 officers. Recognition Before converting to an academy, Aston Comprehensive School was rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2010. Since conversion Aston Academy has been downgraded to the lower 'Good' rating following inspections in 2014 and 2018. Data published by Ofsted in 2013 reports that 55% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds make expected progress compared to national standards. Ofsted inspections Since the commencement of Ofsted inspections in September 1993, the school has undergone seven inspections: Community Education Trust In 2011 Aston Comprehensive School was given permission to form the Aston Community Education Trust, breaking away from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to set up a state-maintained independent Academy school, which has control of its own budget, is able to source its services from private providers, and has flexibility of curriculum. The Trust is a registered limited company incorporated on 24 March 2011. The company