Ecclesfield School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 25 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sheffield
Unique reference
145191
Address
Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, S35 9WD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1730 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
4.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.1%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.9%
Mixed 5.6%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 1.6%
Other White 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
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
-0.32
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 63%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.5
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.67
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award77
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award26
Speech & DramaTechnical Award50
Art & DesignGCSE49
BiologyGCSE112
ChemistryGCSE112
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE41
English LanguageGCSE323
English LiteratureGCSE322
FrenchGCSE60
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ecclesfield School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
344
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
319
2nd preference
155
3rd preference
87
From another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
319
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
13
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 classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
350
174
176
Year 8
352
177
175
Year 9
345
169
176
Year 10
357
200
157
Year 11
326
178
148
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
83.1%
85.6%
Further education
59.0%
37.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
15.0%
36.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
7.0%
8.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
3.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
8.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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