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Schools in Sheffield · DfE, Ofsted

Sheffield’s state schools get lower results than 55% of towns in England

Reading, writing and maths at the expected standard: 58% of primary pupils in Sheffield, below both South Yorkshire’s towns (62%) and towns in England (62%). 156 state-funded schools are located in Sheffield’s built-up area. Sheffield grades C+ for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #32 of 63 in South Yorkshire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

58%meet the KS2 standard 46.5Attainment 8 #32of 63 in South Yorkshire

State schools

156

116 primary, 24 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

58%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

46.5

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

49%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Sheffield’s schools

8 of 23secondaries beat England’s average GCSE score; 38 of 102 primaries beat its KS2 average 50 of 138mainstream schools have as many pupils as places, or more 77%meet the KS2 standard at Shortbrook, with 65% on free school meals

Strong secondaries, weaker primaries

Sheffield’s secondary results beat 59% of English towns; its primary results beat 32%. 58% of the city’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 58% across Sheffield. The spread between primaries is wide: 86% at Totley Primary School, 27% at Oasis Academy Fir Vale. Every school’s result ↓

Popular schools are full

50 of 138 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as their official capacity, including All Saints', Forge Valley School & Sixth Form, High Storrs, Hinde House 2-16, King Edward VII, Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Notre Dame High, Sheffield Park, Sheffield Springs, Tapton School & Sixth Form and Westfield among the secondaries. A full school gives places by its admissions rules, usually by distance after siblings. Getting a place ↓

Shortbrook beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Shortbrook Primary School, 65% of pupils are on free school meals and 77% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 50%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Sheffield grades C+ for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (58% meet the standard)Better than 32% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (46.5 and 49%)Better than 59% of towns in England

The secondary figure lifts Sheffield; the primary figure holds it back.

Each of Sheffield’s 102 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Sheffield’s 23 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolSheffield’s average school

The primary figure: 104 primaries in the town, 17,287 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 23 secondaries in the town, 4,755 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 4% at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School to 83% at Oasis Academy Fir Vale. Against schools with the same intake, Shortbrook Primary School does best: 77% with 65% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 50%. 43 of 96 primaries and 14 of 23 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Shortbrook Primary SchoolKS2 %	65%	77%	50%	+27
Totley Primary SchoolKS2 %	8%	86%	66%	+20
Prince Edward Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	74%	56%	+18
Mercia SchoolAttainment 8	24%	67	49	+17
Loxley Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	82%	66%	+16
Westways Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	80%	64%	+16
Wisewood Nursery & Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	72%	56%	+16
Pipworth Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	60%	67%	52%	+15
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	20%	78%	63%	+15
Carter Knowle Junior SchoolKS2 %	18%	77%	64%	+13
Woodthorpe Primary SchoolKS2 %	63%	64%	51%	+13
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	79%	66%	+13
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	5%	80%	67%	+13
Mundella Primary SchoolKS2 %	13%	77%	65%	+12
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)KS2 %	37%	69%	58%	+11
Mosborough Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	75%	65%	+10
Malin Bridge Primary SchoolKS2 %	20%	73%	63%	+10
High Hazels Junior SchoolKS2 %	61%	61%	52%	+9
Carfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	26%	71%	62%	+9
Astrea Academy SheffieldAttainment 8	57%	47	38	+9
Southey Green Nursery & Primary SchoolKS2 %	56%	62%	53%	+9
Silverdale SchoolAttainment 8	15%	61	53	+9
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	58%	61%	53%	+8
Ecclesall Primary SchoolKS2 %	4%	76%	68%	+8
Dore Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	75%	67%	+8
Tapton School & Sixth FormAttainment 8	19%	59	51	+8
Newfield Secondary SchoolAttainment 8	36%	53	45	+8
Notre Dame High SchoolAttainment 8	18%	59	51	+7
Charnock Hall Primary AcademyKS2 %	18%	71%	64%	+7
Stradbroke Primary SchoolKS2 %	52%	61%	54%	+7
Hallam Nursery & Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	73%	66%	+7
St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	16%	71%	64%	+7
Walkley Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	68%	62%	+6
Norton Free Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	69%	63%	+6
Owler Brook Primary SchoolKS2 %	71%	54%	49%	+5
Hillsborough Nursery & Primary SchoolKS2 %	46%	61%	56%	+5
Nether Edge Primary SchoolKS2 %	28%	66%	61%	+5
E-Act Parkwood AcademyAttainment 8	55%	44	39	+5
High Storrs SchoolAttainment 8	9%	60	55	+5
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	64%	59%	+5
Hinde House 2-16 AcademyAttainment 8	54%	44	39	+5
Meynell Nursery & Primary SchoolKS2 %	68%	54%	50%	+4
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	20%	67%	63%	+4
King Edward VII SchoolAttainment 8	31%	51	47	+4
Sheffield Springs AcademyAttainment 8	61%	40	37	+4
Whiteways Primary SchoolKS2 %	61%	55%	51%	+4
Lowedges Primary AcademyKS2 %	71%	52%	49%	+3
Oasis Academy Don ValleyKS2 %	68%	53%	50%	+3
All Saints' Catholic High SchoolAttainment 8	27%	51	48	+3
Oasis Academy WatermeadKS2 %	55%	56%	53%	+3
Tinsley Meadows Primary SchoolKS2 %	54%	56%	54%	+2
Anns Grove Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	61%	59%	+2
Meadowhead School Academy TrustAttainment 8	36%	47	45	+2
Marlcliffe Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	14%	66%	65%	+1
Athelstan Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	61%	60%	+1
Clifford All Saints CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	66%	65%	+1
Oasis Academy Don ValleyAttainment 8	68%	34	34	+0
Abbeyfield Primary AcademyKS2 %	48%	55%	55%	−0
Outwood Academy CityAttainment 8	44%	42	42	−0
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	20%	63%	63%	−0
Sheffield Park AcademyAttainment 8	58%	37	38	−0
Halfway Junior SchoolKS2 %	33%	59%	60%	−1
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	18%	63%	64%	−1
Hucklow Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	54%	55%	−1
Bradway Primary SchoolKS2 %	15%	63%	64%	−1
Lower Meadow Primary SchoolKS2 %	72%	47%	49%	−2
Lift Firth ParkAttainment 8	56%	37	38	−2
Forge Valley School & Sixth FormAttainment 8	27%	46	48	−2
Yewlands AcademyAttainment 8	45%	40	42	−2
Lowfield Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	55%	57%	−2
Intake Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	56%	59%	−3
Nook Lane Junior SchoolKS2 %	16%	61%	64%	−3
Abbey Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	61%	64%	−3
The Birley AcademyAttainment 8	36%	42	45	−4
Nether Green Junior SchoolKS2 %	13%	61%	65%	−4
Mansel PrimaryKS2 %	55%	49%	53%	−4
Hartley Brook Primary SchoolKS2 %	62%	47%	51%	−4
Birley Primary AcademyKS2 %	28%	56%	61%	−5
Woodhouse West Primary SchoolKS2 %	57%	47%	53%	−6
Pye Bank CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	60%	46%	52%	−6
E-ACT Pathways AcademyKS2 %	64%	45%	51%	−6
Woodlands Primary SchoolKS2 %	63%	45%	51%	−6
Handsworth Grange Community Sports CollegeAttainment 8	34%	40	46	−6
Springfield Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	52%	58%	−6
Lydgate Junior SchoolKS2 %	11%	59%	66%	−7
Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery SchoolKS2 %	71%	42%	49%	−7
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior AcademyKS2 %	43%	49%	57%	−8
Greenhill Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	50%	58%	−8
Ballifield Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	55%	63%	−8
St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	54%	62%	−8
Brunswick Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	33%	51%	60%	−9
Birley Spa Primary AcademyKS2 %	50%	46%	55%	−9
Fir Vale AcademyAttainment 8	72%	24	32	−9
Woodseats Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	51%	60%	−9
Meersbrook Bank Primary SchoolKS2 %	9%	57%	66%	−9
Brook House JuniorKS2 %	23%	53%	62%	−9
Westfield SchoolAttainment 8	29%	37	48	−10
Hinde House 2-16 AcademyKS2 %	54%	43%	54%	−11
Porter Croft Church of England Primary AcademyKS2 %	41%	46%	57%	−11
Phillimore Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	55%	42%	53%	−11
Rivelin Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	52%	63%	−11
Monteney Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	47%	58%	−11
Arbourthorne Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	68%	38%	50%	−12
Netherthorpe Primary SchoolKS2 %	52%	42%	54%	−12
Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery SchoolKS2 %	42%	43%	57%	−14
Gleadless Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	46%	60%	−14
Hatfield AcademyKS2 %	56%	39%	53%	−14
Byron Wood Primary AcademyKS2 %	56%	38%	53%	−15
Parson Cross Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	30%	45%	60%	−15
Rainbow Forge Primary AcademyKS2 %	47%	40%	55%	−15
Reignhead Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	42%	59%	−17
Norfolk Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	63%	33%	51%	−18
Oasis Academy Fir ValeKS2 %	83%	27%	45%	−18
St Joseph's Primary SchoolKS2 %	13%	46%	65%	−19
Fox Hill PrimaryKS2 %	61%	30%	51%	−21
Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	55%	31%	53%	−22
Beck Primary SchoolKS2 %	56%	30%	53%	−23
Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	47%	31%	56%	−25
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyKS2 %	33%	31%	59%	−28

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Sheffield

Sheffield Council handles applications for every state school in Sheffield, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 23 of Sheffield’s 138 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 50 schools are at or over it.

Wybourn incl. nursery132%

Tinsley Meadows incl. nursery121%

Hucklow incl. nursery118%

Meynell Nursery & incl. nursery115%

Brightside Nursery Infant incl. nursery114%

Nether Edge incl. nursery114%

High Hazels Nursery Infant incl. nursery113%

Sheffield Park113%

St Theresa's113%

Notre Dame High112%

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Dobcroft Nursery Infant incl. nursery112%

Tapton School & Sixth Form111%

Southey Green Nursery & incl. nursery111%

St Catherine's incl. nursery111%

Woodlands incl. nursery111%

Forge Valley School & Sixth Form111%

Anns Grove incl. nursery110%

Halfway Nursery Infant incl. nursery109%

Ballifield incl. nursery109%

Meersbrook Bank incl. nursery109%

Hinde House 2-16 incl. nursery109%

All Saints'109%

Dore incl. nursery108%

Monteney incl. nursery107%

Malin Bridge incl. nursery107%

Brunswick incl. nursery105%

Woodhouse West incl. nursery104%

Nether Green Junior104%

Emmaus incl. nursery103%

Totley All Saints103%

Sheffield Springs103%

Meadowhead School Academy Trust103%

Mansel incl. nursery103%

Porter Croft102%

King Edward VII102%

St Patrick's incl. nursery102%

Watercliffe Meadow incl. nursery102%

High Storrs102%

Gleadless incl. nursery101%

Arbourthorne incl. nursery101%

Westfield101%

Oasis Academy Watermead incl. nursery101%

St Mary's incl. nursery100%

St Marie's School, A incl. nursery100%

Lydgate Junior100%

Hallam Nursery & incl. nursery100%

Norton Free100%

Pye Bank incl. nursery100%

St Thomas More100%

St Thomas of Canterbury School, a incl. nursery100%

Newfield Secondary100%

Totley100%

Carter Knowle Junior100%

Stannington Infant99%

Mosborough99%

Mundella99%

Bradway99%

High Hazels Junior99%

Nook Lane Junior99%

Lowfield99%

Loxley99%

Springfield99%

Ecclesall98%

Yewlands98%

Netherthorpe incl. nursery98%

Owler Brook incl. nursery98%

Astrea Academy Sheffield incl. nursery98%

Manor Lodge Community incl. nursery97%

Intake97%

Westways incl. nursery97%

Charnock Hall97%

Parson Cross97%

St Joseph's incl. nursery97%

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College96%

Norfolk incl. nursery96%

Athelstan96%

Oasis Academy Don Valley incl. nursery95%

E-Act Parkwood95%

Sacred Heart School, A95%

Outwood Academy City95%

St John Fisher, A94%

Lydgate Infant94%

Byron Wood incl. nursery94%

Marlcliffe94%

Beck incl. nursery93%

Silverdale93%

Beighton Nursery Infant incl. nursery93%

Oasis Academy Fir Vale93%

Whiteways incl. nursery92%

Holt House Infant92%

St Wilfrid's incl. nursery92%

Prince Edward incl. nursery91%

Greenhill incl. nursery91%

Walkley incl. nursery91%

Woodseats incl. nursery91%

The Birley91%

Stradbroke incl. nursery91%

Broomhill Infant91%

Acres Hill incl. nursery91%

Rainbow Forge incl. nursery90%

Brook House Junior90%

Rivelin incl. nursery90%

Halfway Junior89%

Lower Meadow incl. nursery89%

Mercia89%

Fir Vale89%

Phillimore incl. nursery88%

Bankwood incl. nursery88%

Woodthorpe incl. nursery87%

Abbeyfield incl. nursery86%

Abbey Lane85%

Birley incl. nursery83%

Hillsborough Nursery & incl. nursery83%

Lift Firth Park83%

Pipworth incl. nursery83%

Hatfield82%

Hartley Brook incl. nursery82%

Brigantia Hill Fort incl. nursery77%

Fox Hill incl. nursery76%

Carfield incl. nursery76%

Nether Green Infant incl. nursery74%

Reignhead incl. nursery71%

Wisewood Nursery & incl. nursery70%

Lowedges incl. nursery70%

Birley Spa incl. nursery69%

Waterthorpe Infant incl. nursery68%

Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior66%

Clifford All Saints incl. nursery65%

E-ACT Pathways incl. nursery64%

Shortbrook incl. nursery36%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

156 state schools in Sheffield

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Sheffield’s schoolsA 29B 29C 34D 3232 without a letter

Primary schools114 · best KS2 results first

Totley Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

A⁺

86% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

424 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Dobcroft Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

A⁺

83% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: report card 2026

Loxley Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

82% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Westways Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

616 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

297 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

217 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

198 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Mundella Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

417 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Carter Knowle Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

239 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Shortbrook Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

131 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Ecclesall Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

76% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

619 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dore Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

484 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Mosborough Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

417 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Greystones Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

Prince Edward Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

439 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Hallam Nursery & Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

658 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Malin Bridge Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

615 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Wisewood Nursery & Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

169 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Hunter's Bar Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Inspected 2024

Carfield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

538 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Charnock Hall Primary Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

406 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

237 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

466 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

Show all 114 primary schools

Norton Free Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled · Church of England

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Walkley Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

431 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Pipworth Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

379 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

210 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Nether Edge Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

478 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Marlcliffe Community Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

469 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

136 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2021

Woodthorpe Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

398 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

211 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Bradway Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

416 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

211 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

200 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2024

Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

701 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Athelstan Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Foundation

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

604 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Abbey Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

533 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

480 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Stradbroke Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Foundation

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

475 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Anns Grove Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Good 2020

Nether Green Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

375 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

High Hazels Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

356 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

349 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Nook Lane Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

252 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lydgate Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

482 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Halfway Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

200 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Limpsfield Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

Ofsted: Good 2022

Meersbrook Bank Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

229 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Tinsley Meadows Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

650 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Birley Primary Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

525 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Oasis Academy Watermead

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

423 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Intake Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Foundation

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

408 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Ballifield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

459 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Whiteways Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

436 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Abbeyfield Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

429 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Lowfield Community Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

409 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Hucklow Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

494 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Meynell Nursery & Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

482 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bankwood Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

442 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Owler Brook Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

411 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

54% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

237 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brook House Junior

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy

C⁻

53% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

325 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Rivelin Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

379 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Lowedges Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

314 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Springfield Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Brunswick Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Foundation

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

459 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Woodseats Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

407 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Greenhill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

50% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

526 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Mansel Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

432 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy

Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy · Church of England/Methodist

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

159 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hartley Brook Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

579 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Monteney Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

446 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Woodhouse West Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

366 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Lower Meadow Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

281 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Pye Bank CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

446 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Gleadless Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

426 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2022

Birley Spa Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

291 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy · Church of England

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

214 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Joseph's Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

46% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Woodlands Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

465 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

E-ACT Pathways Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

381 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Parson Cross Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

45% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

203 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

43% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

385 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

555 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Phillimore Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

408 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Netherthorpe Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

257 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Reignhead Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

223 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Rainbow Forge Primary Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

40% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

347 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hatfield Academy

Primary · ages 5–11 · Academy

39% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

344 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Arbourthorne Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

D⁻

38% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

473 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Byron Wood Primary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

38% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Beck Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

D⁻

30% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

690 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Norfolk Community Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

D⁻

33% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

469 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England/Roman Catholic

D⁻

31% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

326 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

D⁻

31% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

285 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Fox Hill Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

30% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

270 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Acres Hill Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

D⁻

31% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

213 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Oasis Academy Fir Vale

Primary · ages 4–11 · Academy

D⁻

27% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

389 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Lydgate Infant School

Primary · ages 5–7 · Community

No letter

339 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brigantia Hill Fort Academy

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy

No letter

325 pupils

High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy

Primary · ages 3–7 · Academy

No letter

305 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Dobcroft Nursery Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Academy

No letter

303 pupilsOfsted: Good 2021

Beighton Nursery Infant School

Primary · ages 2–7 · Community

No letter

251 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Brightside Nursery Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

206 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Halfway Nursery Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

197 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Nether Green Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

186 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Stannington Infant School

Primary · ages 5–7 · Academy

No letter

179 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Holt House Infant School

Primary · ages 4–7 · Community

No letter

166 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Waterthorpe Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

123 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Broomhill Infant School

Primary · ages 4–7 · Foundation

No letter

109 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Hunter's Bar Infant School

Primary · ages 4–7 · Academy

No letter

Ofsted: Good 2023

All-through schools3 · primary and secondary in one

Astrea Academy Sheffield

All-through · ages 2–18 · Free school

46.9 Attainment 8 · 50% grade 5+ E&M

1,070 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Hinde House 2-16 Academy

All-through · ages 2–16 · Academy

C⁺

43.7 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

1,456 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Oasis Academy Don Valley

All-through · ages 2–16 · Academy

34.3 Attainment 8 · 29% grade 5+ E&M

1,116 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Secondary schools23 · best GCSE results first

Mercia School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Free school

A⁺

66.6 Attainment 8 · 79% grade 5+ E&M

1,070 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Silverdale School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

61.3 Attainment 8 · 75% grade 5+ E&M

1,491 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

High Storrs School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

59.7 Attainment 8 · 74% grade 5+ E&M

1,706 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Tapton School & Sixth Form

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

59.1 Attainment 8 · 73% grade 5+ E&M

1,747 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Notre Dame High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

58.8 Attainment 8 · 64% grade 5+ E&M

1,491 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Newfield Secondary School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

A⁻

52.8 Attainment 8 · 61% grade 5+ E&M

1,048 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

King Edward VII School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community

A⁻

50.9 Attainment 8 · 60% grade 5+ E&M

1,729 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

All Saints' Catholic High School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · Roman Catholic

B⁺

51.2 Attainment 8 · 53% grade 5+ E&M

1,404 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Forge Valley School & Sixth Form

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy

46.4 Attainment 8 · 48% grade 5+ E&M

1,494 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Meadowhead School Academy Trust

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

B⁻

46.9 Attainment 8 · 47% grade 5+ E&M

2,006 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Outwood Academy City

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁺

42.1 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

1,138 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

The Birley Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁺

41.5 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

1,061 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

E-Act Parkwood Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁺

43.9 Attainment 8 · 38% grade 5+ E&M

886 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Sheffield Springs Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Christian

40.4 Attainment 8 · 43% grade 5+ E&M

1,083 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Yewlands Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁻

39.9 Attainment 8 · 37% grade 5+ E&M

884 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁻

39.6 Attainment 8 · 33% grade 5+ E&M

989 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Lift Firth Park

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

C⁻

36.7 Attainment 8 · 35% grade 5+ E&M

1,115 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Westfield School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

37.2 Attainment 8 · 33% grade 5+ E&M

1,366 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Sheffield Park Academy

Secondary · ages 11–19 · Academy · Christian

37.4 Attainment 8 · 30% grade 5+ E&M

1,185 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Fir Vale Academy

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

D⁻

23.7 Attainment 8 · 16% grade 5+ E&M

931 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

UTC Sheffield City Centre

Secondary · ages 13–19 · University technical college

No letter

39.2 Attainment 8 · 28% grade 5+ E&M

543 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

Secondary · ages 13–19 · University technical college

No letter

41.4 Attainment 8 · 34% grade 5+ E&M

445 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Mercia Northridge School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

No letter

Ofsted: Inspected 2025

Special schools, nurseries and colleges16 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Bents Green School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

2.7 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

343 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Kenwood Academy

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

0.8 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

282 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Talbot Specialist School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

253 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Sheffield Inclusion Centre

Alternative provision · ages 5–16 · Pupil referral unit

No letter

211 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Mossbrook School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Community

No letter

176 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Discovery Academy

Special school · ages 7–16 · Free school

No letter

121 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Grace Owen Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

113 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Lotus Academy

Special school · ages 6–16 · Academy

No letter

7.1 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

108 pupilsOfsted: Inadequate 2022

Woolley Wood School

Special school · ages 3–11 · Community

No letter

101 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Archdale School

Special school · ages 3–11 · Community

No letter

99 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

The Rowan School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Community

No letter

96 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Broomhall Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

94 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Willow Park School

Special school · ages 7–16 · Academy

No letter

89 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2023

Kingfisher Academy

Special school · ages 5–18 · Academy

No letter

16 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Longley Park Sixth Form Academy

Sixth form / 16–19 · ages 16–19 · Academy

No letter

0 pupils

Seven Hills School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Academy

No letter

Ofsted: Good 2024

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 4Good 49Report card 19Requires improvement 4Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 77No published grade 2

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 19 of Sheffield’s 156 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Meersbrook Bank Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyJuly 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Wisewood Nursery & Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	—
Netherthorpe Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	—
Newfield Secondary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	—
Kingfisher AcademyJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Strong standard
Bankwood Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Hillsborough Nursery & Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Oasis Academy Fir ValeJune 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Oasis Academy Don ValleyMay 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
All Saints' Catholic High SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Halfway Junior SchoolMarch 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	—
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Dobcroft Junior SchoolFebruary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	—
Hinde House 2-16 AcademyFebruary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Kenwood AcademyFebruary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	Expected standard
Carfield Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Westfield SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	Needs attention	—	—
Southey Green Nursery & Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—

Who runs them

30 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
Peak EdgeEcclesall, Abbey Lane, Mundella, Dobcroft Nursery Infant, Nook Lane Junior, Loxley, Stannington Infant, Greystones, Hunter's Bar Infant, Hunter's Bar Junior	10	2,510	AB⁻AB⁻AA⁻A⁻
Inova Multi-Academy Trust LimitedTapton School & Sixth Form, Forge Valley School & Sixth Form, Southey Green Nursery &, Hallam Nursery &, Meynell Nursery &, Hillsborough Nursery &, Wisewood Nursery &, Dobcroft Junior, Shooters Grove Nursery and	9	5,600	ABB⁻A⁻CB⁻A⁻A⁺B⁺
St Clare Catholic Multi Academy TrustNotre Dame High, All Saints', St Catherine's, Emmaus, St Wilfrid's, St Marie's School, A, St Thomas of Canterbury School, a, Sacred Heart School, A, St John Fisher, A	9	4,830	AB⁺B⁺D⁻AA⁻B⁻B⁻A
Mercia Learning TrustMercia, Newfield Secondary, Nether Edge, Woodlands, Anns Grove, Totley, Mercia Northridge	7	3,919	A⁺A⁻BDB⁻A⁺
Steel City Schools PartnershipGreenhill, Monteney, Bankwood, Mansel, Woodseats, Brook House Junior, Fox Hill	7	2,848	C⁻DCC⁻C⁻C⁻D⁻
Sheffield South East TrustWybourn, Norfolk, Gleadless, Phillimore, Manor Lodge Community, Woodhouse West, Acres Hill	7	2,822	DD⁻DDDDD⁻
Nexus Multi Academy TrustBents Green, Kenwood, Discovery, Lotus, Willow Park, Kingfisher, Seven Hills	7	959	—
Cascade Multi Academy TrustBeck, Hucklow, Whiteways, Owler Brook, Limpsfield Junior, Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior	6	2,031	D⁻CCCC⁺B⁻
United Learning TrustSheffield Park, Sheffield Springs, Fir Vale, High Hazels Junior, High Hazels Nursery Infant	5	3,860	DCD⁻B⁻
Astrea Academy TrustAstrea Academy Sheffield, Hartley Brook, Byron Wood, Hatfield, Lower Meadow	5	2,669	BDD⁻DD
L.e.a.d. Academy TrustThe Birley, Birley, Charnock Hall, Rainbow Forge, Birley Spa	5	2,630	C⁺CA⁻DD
Brigantia Learning Trust LimitedHinde House 2-16, Yewlands, Brigantia Hill Fort, Longley Park Sixth Form	4	2,665	C⁺C⁻
Diocese of Sheffield Academies TrustPye Bank, Totley All Saints, St Mary's, Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior	4	1,033	DAB⁻C⁻
Chorus Education TrustSilverdale, Westfield, Malin Bridge	3	3,472	ADA⁻
Minerva Learning TrustHigh Storrs, Handsworth Grange Community Sports College, Woodthorpe	3	3,093	AC⁻B⁻
Oasis Community LearningOasis Academy Don Valley, Oasis Academy Watermead, Oasis Academy Fir Vale	3	1,928	DCD⁻
E-ActE-Act Parkwood, E-ACT Pathways	2	1,267	C⁺D
Five Rivers Multi Academy TrustTinsley Meadows, Abbeyfield	2	1,079	CC
Crucible Co-Operative Learning TrustAthelstan, Brunswick	2	1,063	B⁻C⁻
Sheffield Utc Academy TrustUTC Sheffield City Centre, UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park	2	988	—
City Community Learning TrustStradbroke, Intake	2	883	B⁻C
Meadowhead School Academy TrustMeadowhead School Academy Trust	1	2,006	B⁻
Outwood Grange Academies TrustOutwood Academy City	1	1,138	C⁺
Lift SchoolsLift Firth Park	1	1,115	C⁻
Aston Community Education TrustLowedges	1	314	C⁻
St Patrick's Catholic Academy TrustSt Patrick's	1	285	D⁻
Koinonia Academies TrustPorter Croft	1	214	D
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademySt Thomas More	1	210	B
St Joseph's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademySt Joseph's	1	203	D
James Montgomery Academy TrustClifford All Saints	1	136	B
Sheffield CouncilKing Edward VII, Westways, Carfield, Dore, Lydgate Junior, Watercliffe Meadow, Arbourthorne, Marlcliffe, Ballifield, Prince Edward, Walkley, Mosborough, Bradway, Lowfield, Pipworth, Rivelin, Nether Green Junior, Lydgate Infant, Netherthorpe, Talbot Specialist, Beighton Nursery Infant, Carter Knowle Junior, St Theresa's, Meersbrook Bank, Reignhead, Sheffield Inclusion Centre, Norton Free, Springfield, Brightside Nursery Infant, Parson Cross, Halfway Junior, Halfway Nursery Infant, Nether Green Infant, Mossbrook, Holt House Infant, Shortbrook, Waterthorpe Infant, Grace Owen Nursery, Broomhill Infant, Woolley Wood, Archdale, The Rowan, Broomhall Nursery	43	13,831	A⁻AA⁻A⁻C⁺B⁻D⁻BCA⁻B⁺A⁻B⁻CBC⁻B⁻DACCDB⁺C⁻DC⁺A

After 16

Where Sheffield’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

11 of Sheffield’s 24 state secondaries have sixth forms: All Saints', Astrea Academy Sheffield, Forge Valley School & Sixth Form, High Storrs, King Edward VII, Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Mercia, Notre Dame High, Sheffield Park, Silverdale and Tapton School & Sixth Form. Longley Park Sixth Form Academy is a state 16–19 school in the city. The Sheffield College, a further-education college, is in the city.

Secondaries with a sixth form

11 of 24

state schools in Sheffield

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: The Sheffield College

Grammar schools in Sheffield

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
The Sheffield CollegeFurther-education college · S2 2RL	in Sheffield
RNN GroupFurther-education college · S65 1EG	5.9 mi
Chesterfield CollegeFurther-education college · S41 7NG	9.4 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Sheffield

Sheffield has 12 special schools (Archdale, Bents Green, Discovery, Kenwood, Kingfisher, Lotus, Mossbrook, Seven Hills, Talbot Specialist, The Rowan, Willow Park and Woolley Wood: 1,684 pupils) and 1 alternative provision school, for pupils who can’t attend mainstream school for a time. A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Sheffield Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Sheffield Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

21st of 26 English towns and cities of 280,000 to 845,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Sheffield, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
17	Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear	B⁺	65%	46.1	48%
18	Leicester Leicestershire	B⁻	61%	46.3	45%
19	Bristol Bristol	B⁻	60%	47	46%
20	Manchester Greater Manchester	B⁻	58%	48	48%
21	Sheffield South Yorkshire	C⁺	58%	46.5	49%
22	Leeds West Yorkshire	C⁺	58%	46.9	47%
23	Nottingham Nottinghamshire	C⁺	60%	44.7	43%
24	Coventry West Midlands	C⁺	59%	45	45%
25	Liverpool Merseyside	C	57%	43.2	39%
26	Bradford West Yorkshire	C	58%	41.6	39%

Neighbours

Sheffield and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

Waverley and CatcliffeBrinsworthTreetonEcclesfield and GrenosideWorrallDronfieldOughtibridgeSheffield

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Sheffield 156 schools	C⁺	58%	46.5
Waverley and Catcliffe 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.7 mi	B⁻	66%	42.4
Brinsworth 5 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.3 mi	C	55%	46.5
Treeton 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.6 mi	C⁺	61%	44.7
Ecclesfield and Grenoside 3 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.6 mi	C	59%	42.2
Worrall 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.8 mi	B⁺	65%	47.7
Dronfield 10 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 5.1 mi	A⁻	67%	50.5
Oughtibridge 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 5.3 mi	B⁻	62%	44.8

Dronfield has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Sheffield: 7% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Sheffield

Are schools in Sheffield good?

Sheffield’s state schools earn a C+ against schools across England: primary results beat 32% of towns in England; secondary results beat 59% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Sheffield council.

What is the best secondary school in Sheffield?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Mercia School: Attainment 8 of 66.6 and 79% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Sheffield?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Totley Primary School: 86% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Sheffield secondary schools have sixth forms?

11 of 24 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Sheffield?

Through Sheffield Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Sheffield are full?

50 of 130 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Sheffield?

156 open state-funded schools are located in Sheffield’s built-up area: 116 primary, 24 secondary and 16 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Sheffield’s state schools get lower results than 55% of towns in England

What stands out about Sheffield’s schools

Strong secondaries, weaker primaries

Popular schools are full

Shortbrook beats its intake

Sheffield grades C+ for schools

Where Sheffield’s 156 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Sheffield

When a school is full

How full each school is

156 state schools in Sheffield

Ofsted report cards

30 academy trusts and the council

Where Sheffield’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Sheffield

21st of 26 English towns and cities of 280,000 to 845,000

Sheffield and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Sheffield