The Birley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 13 2025 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
- 143963
- Address
- Birley Lane, S12 3BP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1108 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 11%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.4%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 77.9%
Mixed 5.4%
African 4.6%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other White 1.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.1
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 63 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 212 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 210 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 104 |
| French | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
The Birley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 222 123 99 |
| Year 8 | 220 116 104 |
| Year 9 | 224 109 115 |
| Year 10 | 222 114 108 |
| Year 11 | 220 111 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.8% 3.0% |