Academy converter · Sheffield

Silverdale School

11–18Ages
1,491Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139167URN

Bents Crescent, Sheffield, S11 9QH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.7 above Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sheffield

859 applications for 239 places · 2nd of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

61.3of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

2nd of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

3.6applications per place, Year 7

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

859 applications · 239 places offered · 219 named it first

2026 3.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 3.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 3.2; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 3.3; Sheffield median median 1.8
2022 4.4; Sheffield median median 1.6
2021 4.5; Sheffield median median 1.7
2020 4.6; Sheffield median median 1.8
2019 3.2; Sheffield median median 1.7
2018 3.0; Sheffield median median 1.7
2017 4.3; Sheffield median median 1.6
2016 3.0; Sheffield median median 1.6
2015 3.4; Sheffield median median 1.5
2014 3.4; 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	239	859	3.6	219	0.92
Sep 2025	240	820	3.4	212	0.88
Sep 2024	239	771	3.2	220	0.92
Sep 2023	240	779	3.3	230	0.96
Sep 2022	180	783	4.4	248	1.38
Sep 2021	171	764	4.5	240	1.40
Sep 2020	180	821	4.6	241	1.34
Sep 2019	238	757	3.2	215	0.90
Sep 2018	239	715	3.0	231	0.97
Sep 2017	178	759	4.3	224	1.26
Sep 2016	240	726	3.0	220	0.92
Sep 2015	180	619	3.4	201	1.12
Sep 2014	180	610	3.4	206	1.14

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

182 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)61.32nd of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths75%2nd of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths90%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.58

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	182	61.3	75%	90%	–
2024/25	174	56.7	70%	82%	–
2023/24	230	57.9	69%	81%	+0.58
2022/23	236	56.6	64%	81%	+0.64

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

Silverdale SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

Remains Good2022

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

Outstanding2023

5.5applications per place 66.6Attainment 8
Notre Dame High School
2.5 km · Sheffield

Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
King Ecgbert School
3.5 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57.7Attainment 8
King Edward VII School
3.6 km · Sheffield

Good2023

3.3applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Newfield Secondary School
4.6 km · Sheffield

2026

2.0applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
4.9 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.7applications per place 46.9Attainment 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: 139167 · 373/4229
Trust: Chorus Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,600 pupils · 1,491 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Silverdale School (URN 107128)
Address: Bents Crescent, Sheffield, S11 9QH
Local authority: Sheffield

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