Sheffield Springs Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 15 2019 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
- 1054 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 23.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.5%
- Persistent absence
- 34.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 50.9%
Mixed 12.8%
African 12.4%
Other White 5.3%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other 3.8%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other Black 2.1%
Pakistani 1.8%
Chinese 1.6%
Caribbean 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.6
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 35 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 46 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 67 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Sheffield Springs Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 117 116 |
| Year 8 | 214 110 104 |
| Year 9 | 199 107 92 |
| Year 10 | 201 90 111 |
| Year 11 | 207 103 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 19.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |