Newfield Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 17 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 140821
- Address
- Lees Hall Road, S8 9JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1057 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 67.6%
Mixed 9.2%
African 5.3%
Other White 3.9%
Pakistani 3.3%
Unclassified 3%
Other Asian 2.7%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.9
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 36 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Newfield Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 267
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 125 92 |
| Year 8 | 219 103 116 |
| Year 9 | 212 113 99 |
| Year 10 | 206 106 100 |
| Year 11 | 203 101 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.8% 3.0% |