Schools and Education in Sheffield

There are 169 schools in Sheffield (excluding independent schools), including 124 primary schools, 28 secondary schools, and 6 serving sixth-form education. Sheffield has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are 2 schools in Sheffield under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Sheffield Education Profile

The median school in Sheffield has 30% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 22nd highest figure in South Yorkshire. This represents about 24,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Sheffield's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Sheffield is 20.00 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 30th lowest ratio in South Yorkshire, and the 292nd lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Sheffield operating with pupil referral units offer 170 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

124

8.06% Outstanding • 74% Good

Secondaries

28

11% Outstanding • 64% Good

Sixth Forms

6

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Sheffield

Most of Sheffield's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 92 schools or 74% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 21% and 18% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 22% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Sheffield's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abbey Lane Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
High
Abbeyfield Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very high
Very high
Acres Hill Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very low
Anns Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 395
Good
High
Very high
Arbourthorne Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 467
Good
Very low
Good
Astrea Academy Sheffield 2–18 yrs 1,095
Good
Low
Athelstan Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
High
High
Ballifield Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Bankwood Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 504
Special Measures
Very low
Good
Beck Primary School 2–11 yrs 738
Good
Very low
High
Beighton Nursery Infant School 3–7 yrs 270
Requires improvement
Good
Birley Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
High
Birley Spa Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Low
High
Bradway Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Brightside Nursery and Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Low
Brinsworth Howarth Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Brinsworth Manor Infant School 3–7 yrs 240
Good
Good
Brinsworth Manor Junior School 7–11 yrs 320
Good
Very low
Good
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School 3–11 yrs 277
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Brook House Junior 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Broomhill Infant School 4–7 yrs 120
Outstanding
Good
Brunswick Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 438
Good
High
Very high
Byron Wood Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 446
Good
High
Good
Carfield Primary School 3–11 yrs 708
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Carter Knowle Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Very high
Charnock Hall Primary Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very high
Church of England
Concord Junior Academy 7–11 yrs 243
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Dobcroft Infant School 3–7 yrs 300
Good
Good
Dobcroft Junior School 7–11 yrs 328
Good
Low
Very high
Dore Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Outstanding
Low
High
E-ACT Pathways Academy 3–11 yrs 600
Good
Very low
Low
Ecclesall Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
Ecclesfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
High
Church of England/Methodist
Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Fox Hill Primary 3–11 yrs 354
Good
Low
High
Gleadless Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Greenhill Primary School 3–11 yrs 525
Good
Very low
Very high
Grenoside Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 350
Good
Good
High
Greystones Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Very high
Halfway Junior School 7–11 yrs 224
Good
Very low
Very high
Halfway Nursery Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Hallam Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Very high
Hartley Brook Primary School 3–11 yrs 708
Good
Low
Very high
Hatfield Academy 5–11 yrs 395
Good
Very low
Low
High Hazels Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very high
Very high
High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy 3–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Hillsborough Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Hinde House 2-16 Academy 2–16 yrs 1,337
Good
Low
Low
Holt House Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Hucklow Primary School 2–11 yrs 421
Good
Very low
Very high
Hunter's Bar Infant School 4–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Hunter's Bar Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
High
Good
Intake Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Limpsfield Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
High
Lowedges Junior Academy 3–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Low
High
Lower Meadow Primary School 2–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very low
Lowfield Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 414
Good
Very high
Good
Loxley Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Very high
Lydgate Infant School 5–7 yrs 360
Good
Very high
Lydgate Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
High
Malin Bridge Primary School 2–11 yrs 577
Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 356
Good
Very low
Low
Mansel Primary 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Marlcliffe Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 525
Good
Very high
Very high
Meersbrook Bank Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Meynell Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Monteney Primary School 3–11 yrs 416
Good
Low
Very high
Mosborough Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Mundella Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Nether Edge Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Very low
Low
Nether Green Infant School 5–7 yrs 225
Good
High
Nether Green Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
High
High
Netherthorpe Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Good
Good
Good
Nook Lane Junior School 7–11 yrs 255
Good
Norfolk Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 487
Good
Very low
High
Norton Free Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Oasis Academy Don Valley 2–16 yrs 1,170
Good
Good
Low
Oasis Academy Fir Vale 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Oasis Academy Watermead 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Owler Brook Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Phillimore Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 462
Good
Very high
High
Pipworth Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Good
Very high
High
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Good
High
Church of England
Prince Edward Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Low
Pye Bank CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Church of England
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 384
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Reignhead Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Good
Ridgeway Primary School 4–11 yrs 105
Good
Very low
Good
Rivelin Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Shooter's Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Good
High
Shortbrook Primary School 2–11 yrs 360
Good
High
Very low
Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Good
Springfield Primary School 3–11 yrs 250
Good
Very high
Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 280
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 297
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
Stannington Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
High
Stradbroke Primary School 2–11 yrs 522
Good
High
High
Tinsley Meadows Primary School 2–11 yrs 535
Good
High
Very high
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Church of England
Totley Primary School 4–11 yrs 425
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Walkley Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
Very high
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Low
Good
Waterthorpe Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Very low
Westways Primary School 3–11 yrs 636
Good
Very high
Very high
Whiteways Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Wincobank Nursery and Infant Academy 2–7 yrs 252
Good
Low
Wisewood Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 242
Good
Low
Good
Woodlands Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very low
Woodseats Primary School 3–11 yrs 446
Very high
Woodthorpe Primary School 3–11 yrs 455
Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good

Sheffield Secondary Schools

Most of Sheffield's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 18 schools or 64% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and low - about 25% and 21% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Sheffield's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
All Saints' Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 1,290
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Astrea Academy Sheffield 2–18 yrs 1,095
Good
Low
Brinsworth Academy 11–18 yrs 1,487
Good
Low
Very low
Chaucer School 11–16 yrs 900
Special Measures
Very low
Good
Fir Vale School 11–16 yrs 1,050
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Firth Park Academy 11–16 yrs 1,350
Good
Low
Very low
Forge Valley School 11–19 yrs 1,350
Good
Good
High
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College 11–16 yrs 1,025
Requires improvement
High
Low
High Storrs School 11–18 yrs 1,680
Good
High
Good
Hinde House 2-16 Academy 2–16 yrs 1,337
Good
Good
Low
King Ecgbert School 11–18 yrs 1,197
Outstanding
Very high
Good
King Edward VII School 11–18 yrs 1,698
Serious Weaknesses
High
Low
Meadowhead School Academy Trust 11–18 yrs 1,950
Good
High
Low
Mercia School 11–18 yrs 1,200
Outstanding
Very low
Newfield Secondary School 11–16 yrs 1,050
Good
High
Low
Notre Dame High School 11–18 yrs 1,328
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Oasis Academy Don Valley 2–16 yrs 1,170
Good
Low
Outwood Academy City 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Good
High
Parkwood E-ACT Academy 11–16 yrs 930
Good
Good
Low
Sheffield Park Academy 11–19 yrs 1,050
Good
Good
Low
Christian
Sheffield Springs Academy 11–16 yrs 1,050
Good
Good
Low
Christian
Silverdale School 11–18 yrs 1,300
Good
Very high
Low
Tapton School 11–18 yrs 1,568
Outstanding
Very high
Good
The Birley Academy 11–16 yrs 1,163
Requires improvement
Low
Low
UTC Sheffield City Centre 13–19 yrs 600
Good
Very low
Good
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park 13–19 yrs 600
Good
Low
Low
Westfield School 11–16 yrs 1,350
Low
Yewlands Academy 11–16 yrs 900
Requires improvement
Low
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Sheffield

Most of Sheffield's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 6 schools or 100% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and very low - about 17% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 83% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Sheffield's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Astrea Academy Sheffield 2–18 yrs 1,095
Good
Low
Chapeltown Academy 16–19 yrs 300
Good
Good
Hinde House 2-16 Academy 2–16 yrs 1,337
Good
Good
Low
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy 16–19 yrs 1,100
Good
Oasis Academy Don Valley 2–16 yrs 1,170
Good
Low
The Sheffield College 16–99 yrs
Good

Sheffield Pupil Referral Units

Most of Sheffield's pupil referral units have been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Sheffield's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Sheffield Inclusion Centre 5–16 yrs 170
Requires improvement
Very low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023