Academy converter · Sheffield

Stocksbridge High School

11–16Ages
784Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145274URN

Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sheffield

331 applications for 141 places · 7th of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.3of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

21st of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 1 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Needs attention
Achievement			Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour			Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 4 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement
4 May 2022
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

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

331 applications · 141 places offered · 137 named it first

2026 2.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.8; 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 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Stocksbridge High School (URN 107143), 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	141	331	2.4	137	0.97
Sep 2025	163	322	2.0	159	0.98
Sep 2024	170	314	1.9	168	0.99
Sep 2023	164	302	1.8	150	0.91
Sep 2022	170	261	1.5	149	0.88
Sep 2021	149	249	1.7	143	0.96
Sep 2020	159	277	1.7	150	0.94
Sep 2019	179	330	1.8	199	1.11
Sep 2018	162	241	1.5	145	0.90
Sep 2017 *	178	256	1.4	157	0.88
Sep 2016 *	170	285	1.7	167	0.98
Sep 2015 *	176	260	1.5	161	0.91
Sep 2014 *	167	238	1.4	161	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

143 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.321st of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%19th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.77

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	143	40.3	39%	55%	–
2024/25	148	39.5	26%	53%	–
2023/24	174	41.6	36%	57%	−0.77
2022/23	160	42.5	34%	53%	−0.40

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

Stocksbridge High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.4applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Penistone Grammar School
6.7 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Bradfield Secondary School
6.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Yewlands Academy
8.7 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Ecclesfield School
9.2 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Mercia Northridge School
9.2 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
10.0 km · Barnsley

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Kirk Balk Academy
10.1 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Horizon Community College
10.2 km · Barnsley

Remains Good · improving2023

2.0applications per place 49.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145274 · 373/4271
Trust: Minerva Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 784 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Stocksbridge High School (URN 107143)
Address: Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FD
Local authority: Sheffield

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