Sheffield Springs Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 131896
- Address
- Hurlfield Road, S12 2SF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1047 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 24.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.2%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 50.1%
African 13.5%
Mixed 13.2%
Other 4.8%
Other White 4.4%
Pakistani 3.3%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 2.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 192 |
Admissions
Sheffield Springs Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 232 109 123 |
| Year 8 | 229 111 118 |
| Year 9 | 203 105 98 |
| Year 10 | 188 108 80 |
| Year 11 | 195 91 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.8% 3.0% |