Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

Ecclesfield School

11–16Ages
1,711Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145191URN

Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 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

631 applications for 364 places · 16th of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.3of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

14th of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 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

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)

631 applications · 364 places offered · 370 named it first

2026 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; 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 1 of 9 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Ecclesfield School (URN 140809), Ecclesfield School (URN 107142), 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	364	631	1.7	370	1.02
Sep 2025	350	592	1.7	379	1.08
Sep 2024	344	561	1.6	319	0.93
Sep 2023	349	557	1.6	336	0.96
Sep 2022	358	525	1.5	319	0.89
Sep 2021	322	532	1.7	304	0.94
Sep 2020	360	593	1.7	333	0.93
Sep 2019	348	515	1.5	285	0.82
Sep 2018	349	612	1.8	345	0.99
Sep 2017 *	350	639	1.8	395	1.13
Sep 2016 *	350	732	2.1	470	1.34
Sep 2015 *	347	682	2.0	472	1.36
Sep 2014 *	349	528	1.5	356	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

338 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.314th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%14th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	338	45.3	43%	61%	–
2024/25	349	41.5	32%	58%	–
2023/24	324	43.1	40%	61%	−0.22
2022/23	330	41.5	32%	57%	−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

Ecclesfield SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Yewlands Academy
2.6 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Lift Firth Park
3.3 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Mercia Northridge School
3.3 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025
Hinde House 2-16 Academy
4.1 km · Sheffield

2026

1.9applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
E-Act Parkwood Academy
4.7 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Winterhill School
4.9 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Fir Vale Academy
5.2 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 23.7Attainment 8
Kirk Balk Academy
5.4 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145191 · 373/4012
Trust: Minerva Learning Trust
Capacity: 1,750 pupils · 1,711 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Ecclesfield School (URN 140809); Ecclesfield School (URN 107142)
Address: Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WD
Local authority: Sheffield

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