Silverdale School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 7 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sheffield
Unique reference
139167
Address
Bents Crescent, S11 9QH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1466 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
15.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
11%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.9%
Pakistani 10.4%
Mixed 9%
African 4.8%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other White 3.1%
Chinese 3.1%
Indian 2.6%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.64
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 56%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 64%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 56.6
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.11
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award21
ArabicGCSE4
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE28
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
BiologyGCSE151
Business Studies:SingleGCSE86
ChemistryGCSE148
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE229
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Silverdale School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
239
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
220
2nd preference
335
3rd preference
216
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
205
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes17.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
242
125
117
Year 8
185
106
79
Year 9
186
88
98
Year 10
179
102
77
Year 11
235
116
119
Year 12
224
108
116
Year 13
215
108
107
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
83.1%
85.6%
Further education
18.0%
37.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
71.0%
36.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
2.0%
8.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
8.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
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
86.0%
69.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
52.0%
26.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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