Academy converter · Sheffield

Meadowhead School Academy Trust

11–18Ages
2,006Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138545URN

Dyche Lane, Sheffield, S8 8BR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sheffield

586 applications for 339 places · 16th of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.9of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

11th of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2022Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Sheffield median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

586 applications · 339 places offered · 345 named it first

2026 1.7; 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 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.5
2014 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 0 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	339	586	1.7	345	1.02
Sep 2025	330	529	1.6	294	0.89
Sep 2024	312	481	1.5	260	0.83
Sep 2023	339	480	1.4	288	0.85
Sep 2022	337	430	1.3	274	0.81
Sep 2021	327	427	1.3	261	0.80
Sep 2020	332	443	1.3	275	0.83
Sep 2019	328	456	1.4	290	0.88
Sep 2018	330	508	1.5	304	0.92
Sep 2017	330	540	1.6	325	0.98
Sep 2016	330	532	1.6	329	1.00
Sep 2015	328	490	1.5	322	0.98
Sep 2014	329	504	1.5	337	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

327 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.911th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%13th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	327	46.9	47%	68%	–
2024/25	318	46.0	41%	64%	–
2023/24	323	46.7	50%	68%	+0.04
2022/23	326	45.7	43%	63%	+0.14

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

Meadowhead School Academy TrustThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Newfield Secondary School
2.4 km · Sheffield

2026

2.0applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
2.8 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Mercia School
3.3 km · Sheffield

Outstanding2023

5.5applications per place 66.6Attainment 8
Sheffield Springs Academy
4.3 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
King Ecgbert School
4.5 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57.7Attainment 8
The Birley Academy
4.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Silverdale School
4.9 km · Sheffield

Good2022

3.6applications per place 61.3Attainment 8
High Storrs School
4.9 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 59.7Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138545 · 373/4279
Trust: Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,950 pupils · 2,006 on roll
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Meadowhead School (URN 107149)
Address: Dyche Lane, Sheffield, S8 8BR
Local authority: Sheffield

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