Chaucer School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 138414
- Address
- Wordsworth Avenue, S5 8NH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 794 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 57.8%
- Persistent absence
- 34.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 66.4%
African 10.5%
Mixed 6.9%
Other 5.4%
Other White 2.6%
Indian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.2
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.38
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 42 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 107 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Chaucer School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 126
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 65 81 |
| Year 8 | 168 90 78 |
| Year 9 | 155 76 79 |
| Year 10 | 165 90 75 |
| Year 11 | 160 84 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 3.8% 3.0% |