[1] The co-educational Maltby Grammar School was established in 1931, being built on the site of Rolleston Hall on Rotherham Road (A631).

It was officially opened on (Saturday) 16 April 1932 by Sir Percy Jackson, the Chairman of the West Riding Education Committee.

In October 2007, Michael Swann, a science teacher at the school, was arrested and cautioned by police for possession of crack cocaine.

[4] The school's headteacher, David Sutton, called Swann an 'excellent role model' and continued to employ him.

Due to several years of underperformance, the school was converted to a sponsored academy in January 2010.

[8] Similar to most schools in Rotherham LEA (and most former coalfield areas), it receives GCSEs results under the England average.