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The Birley Academy

11–16Ages
1,061Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143963URN

Birley Lane, Sheffield, S12 3BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sheffield

335 applications for 226 places · 22nd of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

18th of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

335 applications · 226 places offered · 211 named it first

2026 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Sheffield median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Birley Community College (URN 107146), the previous school.

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	226	335	1.5	211	0.93
Sep 2025	231	302	1.3	183	0.79
Sep 2024	235	320	1.4	197	0.84
Sep 2023	234	300	1.3	202	0.86
Sep 2022	226	275	1.2	174	0.77
Sep 2021	222	307	1.4	202	0.91
Sep 2020	228	333	1.5	196	0.86
Sep 2019	234	329	1.4	193	0.82
Sep 2018	238	378	1.6	233	0.98
Sep 2017	235	356	1.5	210	0.89
Sep 2016 *	238	346	1.5	220	0.92
Sep 2015 *	255	396	1.6	264	1.04
Sep 2014 *	239	354	1.5	232	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

213 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.518th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%17th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.28

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	213	41.5	43%	58%	–
2024/25	219	37.2	27%	52%	–
2023/24	201	38.6	36%	58%	−0.28
2022/23	205	37.7	33%	55%	−0.30

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

The Birley AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Outwood Academy City
2.1 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Sheffield Springs Academy
2.7 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
3.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Sheffield Park Academy
3.9 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Newfield Secondary School
4.0 km · Sheffield

2026

2.0applications per place 52.8Attainment 8
Eckington School
4.0 km · Derbyshire

Special measures 2026

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Westfield School
4.1 km · Sheffield

2026

1.5applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
4.8 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: 143963 · 373/4276
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,163 pupils · 1,061 on roll
Free school meals: 35.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Birley Community College (URN 107146)
Address: Birley Lane, Sheffield, S12 3BP
Local authority: Sheffield

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