Meadowhead School Academy Trust

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 8 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sheffield
Unique reference
138545
Address
Dyche Lane, S8 8BR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1924 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
45.9%
Girls
54.1%
First language not English
9.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.1%
Mixed 8%
African 4.3%
Other White 3.5%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.14
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 24%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.7
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.84
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award86
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award11
Health StudiesTechnical Award78
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award15
Speech & DramaTechnical Award27
Sports StudiesTechnical Award76
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
Art & DesignGCSE57
BiologyGCSE73
ChemistryGCSE72
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Meadowhead School Academy Trust

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
312
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
260
2nd preference
129
3rd preference
92
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
260
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
328
153
175
Year 8
329
132
197
Year 9
326
169
157
Year 10
326
175
151
Year 11
325
140
185
Year 12
172
67
105
Year 13
118
48
70
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
83.1%
85.6%
Further education
41.0%
37.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
47.0%
36.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
8.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
8.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
75.0%
69.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
26.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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