Newfield Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 18 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
- 1041 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 68.2%
Mixed 9.6%
African 5%
Other White 4.4%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 1.9%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.9
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 55 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 7 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Newfield Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 99 116 |
| Year 8 | 221 114 107 |
| Year 9 | 205 100 105 |
| Year 10 | 205 106 99 |
| Year 11 | 195 100 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 48.0% 37.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 36.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 8.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.0% 1.2% |