Academy converter · Sheffield

Bradfield Secondary School

11–19Ages
1,006Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
147788URN

Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

1.9per place

close to Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sheffield

429 applications for 232 places · 13th of 27 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.4of 90

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

10th of 29 in Sheffield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Sheffield median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

429 applications · 232 places offered · 213 named it first

2026 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Sheffield median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Sheffield median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Bradfield School (URN 139101), Bradfield School (URN 107144), 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	232	429	1.9	213	0.92
Sep 2025	218	367	1.7	176	0.81
Sep 2024	189	384	2.0	176	0.93
Sep 2023	238	374	1.6	185	0.78
Sep 2022	237	357	1.5	205	0.86
Sep 2021	217	351	1.6	172	0.79
Sep 2020	240	424	1.8	232	0.97
Sep 2019 *	209	438	2.1	229	1.10
Sep 2018 *	211	448	2.1	256	1.21
Sep 2017 *	210	455	2.2	234	1.11
Sep 2016 *	209	458	2.2	239	1.14
Sep 2015 *	180	406	2.3	251	1.39
Sep 2014 *	180	383	2.1	217	1.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

186 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.410th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths55%9th of 29 in Sheffield

Sheffield 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Sheffield 61% England 66%

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.47

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	186	49.4	55%	73%	–
2024/25	209	49.2	54%	74%	–
2023/24	225	45.4	52%	70%	−0.47
2022/23	198	46.8	53%	71%	−0.45

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

Bradfield Secondary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
3.5 km · Sheffield

Good2024

2.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Mercia Northridge School
4.0 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025
Yewlands Academy
4.1 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
E-Act Parkwood Academy
4.3 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Tapton School & Sixth Form
5.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
Notre Dame High School
6.1 km · Sheffield

Good2022

2.3applications per place 58.8Attainment 8
Astrea Academy Sheffield
6.3 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.5applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Ecclesfield School
6.3 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147788 · 373/4017
Trust: Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,006 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 February 2020
Replaced: Bradfield School (URN 139101); Bradfield School (URN 107144)
Address: Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE
Local authority: Sheffield

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