sentences:  At the time of its closure, the school had around 130 staff members and around 1,200 pupils from between the ages of 11 and 16.The school had no sixth form, but many leaving pupils went on to study A-levels and other further qualifications at nearby colleges, principally Thomas Rotherham College and Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.At its best, examination results in GCSEs and GNVQs at Old Hall were among the best in the area