Community school · Sheffield

King Edward VII School

11–18Ages
1,729Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
107140URN

Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.4 above Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sheffield

793 applications for 240 places · 3rd of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.9of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

9th of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

1.4 above Sheffield median (1.9) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

793 applications · 240 places offered · 204 named it first

2026 3.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 3.2; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 3.4; Sheffield median median 1.8
2022 3.3; Sheffield median median 1.6
2021 3.1; Sheffield median median 1.7
2020 3.1; Sheffield median median 1.8
2019 3.3; Sheffield median median 1.7
2018 3.2; Sheffield median median 1.7
2017 3.3; Sheffield median median 1.6
2016 3.5; Sheffield median median 1.6
2015 2.8; Sheffield median median 1.5
2014 2.9; Sheffield median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	240	793	3.3	204	0.85
Sep 2025	230	714	3.1	173	0.75
Sep 2024	240	763	3.2	194	0.81
Sep 2023	238	810	3.4	226	0.95
Sep 2022	228	761	3.3	192	0.84
Sep 2021	234	727	3.1	205	0.88
Sep 2020	238	736	3.1	210	0.88
Sep 2019	238	786	3.3	203	0.85
Sep 2018	238	772	3.2	233	0.98
Sep 2017	230	751	3.3	194	0.84
Sep 2016	230	797	3.5	203	0.88
Sep 2015	229	642	2.8	199	0.87
Sep 2014	229	657	2.9	196	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.99th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%8th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.12

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	231	50.9	60%	76%	–
2024/25	225	50.8	55%	76%	–
2023/24	220	48.9	54%	69%	−0.12
2022/23	222	50.2	52%	75%	+0.01

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

King Edward VII SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Notre Dame High School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Good2022

2.3applications per place 58.8Attainment 8
Tapton School & Sixth Form
1.7 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
UTC Sheffield City Centre
1.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

39.2Attainment 8
All Saints' Catholic High School
2.6 km · Sheffield

2026

2.1applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
Astrea Academy Sheffield
2.7 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
High Storrs School
2.7 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 59.7Attainment 8
Mercia School
2.7 km · Sheffield

Outstanding2023

5.5applications per place 66.6Attainment 8
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
2.9 km · Sheffield

Good2024

2.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 107140 · 373/4259
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,698 pupils · 1,729 on roll
Free school meals: 30.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PW
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources