- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
385 first choices, 194 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1666.6
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,070
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
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- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
337 first choices, 267 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1659.1
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,747
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
253 first choices, 258 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1657.7
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,575
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
302 first choices, 244 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1659.7
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,706
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
219 first choices, 239 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1661.3
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,491
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
260 first choices, 210 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1658.8
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,491
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Sheffield average, low absence.
213 first choices, 232 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.4
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Sheffield average, low absence.
204 first choices, 240 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.9
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,729
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Sheffield average, low absence.
193 first choices, 225 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.8
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,048
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Sheffield average, low absence.
211 first choices, 205 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.2
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,404
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Sheffield average, low absence.
274 first choices, 268 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.4
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,494
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Sheffield average, low absence.
345 first choices, 339 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.9
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 2,006
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the England average, low absence.
184 first choices, 165 offers made
Met the standard at 1147%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,070
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Sheffield average.
370 first choices, 364 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.3
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.3%Sheffield 10.4%
- Pupils
- 1,711
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Sheffield average.
Attainment 8 at 1641.4
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.5%Sheffield 10.4%
- Pupils
- 445
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Sheffield average.
Attainment 8 at 1639.2
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.6%Sheffield 10.4%
- Pupils
- 543
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results below the Sheffield average, high absence.
211 first choices, 226 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.5
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,061
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Sheffield average, low absence.
157 first choices, 179 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.9
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 886
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Has a nursery
Results well below the England average, low absence.
234 first choices, 209 offers made
Met the standard at 1138%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,456
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 6 areas
Results well below the Sheffield average.
284 first choices, 270 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.2
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 11.2%Sheffield 10.4%
- Pupils
- 1,366
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Faith school
Results below the Sheffield average, high absence.
168 first choices, 237 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.4
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,083
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
Results close to the Sheffield average, high absence.
191 first choices, 237 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.1
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,138
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
- Ofsted:Urgent improvement in 2 areas
Results below the Sheffield average.
137 first choices, 141 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.3
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.3%Sheffield 10.4%
- Pupils
- 784
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Sheffield average, high absence.
208 first choices, 238 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.4
Sheffield 44.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,185
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Secondary schools47including 11 special
- Attainment 8 at 1644.7England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools7 of 472 Catholic
- With a nursery class5take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals35.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Sheffield's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Sheffield
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 35 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 12
- Good: 11 of 12
- Requires improvement: 0 of 12
- Inadequate: 0 of 12
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Sheffield
Some are faith schools.
7 of the 47 secondary schools in Sheffield have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Sheffield, explained
There are 47 secondary schools in Sheffield, teaching 39,928 children. 1 are run by the council and 36 are academies or free schools. Among them are 11 special and 7 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Sheffield scored an average Attainment 8 of 44.7 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
35.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,552 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 26.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Sheffield?
There are 47 secondary schools in Sheffield, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Sheffield?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Sheffield on Eduscope are Mercia School, Tapton School & Sixth Form and King Ecgbert School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Sheffield?
Sheffield has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 11 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Sheffield ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Sheffield secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Sheffield is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Sheffield?
When choosing a secondary school in Sheffield, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 47 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.