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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 29 January 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry270 applications · 179 places offered · 157 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
- 2025 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
- 2023 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.8
- 2022 1.1; Sheffield median median 1.6
- 2021 1.2; Sheffield median median 1.7
- 2020 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.8
- 2019 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.7
- 2018 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.7
- 2017 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.6
- 2016 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.6
- 2015 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.5
- 2014 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.8
- 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 | 179 | 270 | 1.5 | 157 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 177 | 290 | 1.6 | 175 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 190 | 292 | 1.5 | 182 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 179 | 247 | 1.4 | 150 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2022 | 175 | 200 | 1.1 | 116 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2021 | 172 | 197 | 1.2 | 111 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2020 | 176 | 224 | 1.3 | 111 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2019 | 167 | 246 | 1.5 | 114 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2018 | 178 | 275 | 1.5 | 140 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2017 | 210 | 292 | 1.4 | 173 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2016 | 179 | 253 | 1.4 | 124 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2015 | 190 | 279 | 1.5 | 133 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2014 | 180 | 255 | 1.4 | 124 | 0.69 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 168 | 43.9 | 38% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 156 | 36.5 | 27% | 48% | – |
| 2023/24 | 131 | 36.3 | 31% | 48% | −0.42 |
| 2022/23 | 140 | 37.4 | 26% | 43% | −0.32 |
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
- E-Act Parkwood AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · SheffieldGraded · no overall grade2025
- 2.4 km · SheffieldGood20221.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · SheffieldGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · SheffieldGraded · no overall grade20251.0applications per place 23.7Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · SheffieldGood20242.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · SheffieldGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Sheffield20261.9applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · SheffieldGood20233.3applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135934 · 373/6907
- Trust
- E-Act
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 930 pupils · 886 on roll
- Free school meals
- 54.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2009
- Replaced
- Parkwood High School (URN 132163); The Herries School (URN 107124)
- Address
- Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL
- Local authority
- Sheffield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources