Stocksbridge High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 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
145274
Address
Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, S36 1FD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
790 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
3%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.5%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.5%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 1.6%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 26%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.4
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.44
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award9
Speech & DramaTechnical Award8
Sports StudiesTechnical Award33
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE44
BiologyGCSE32
ChemistryGCSE31
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE10
English LanguageGCSE147
English LiteratureGCSE145
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Stocksbridge High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
163
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
159
2nd preference
113
3rd preference
50
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
159
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
173
97
76
Year 8
178
74
104
Year 9
146
72
74
Year 10
145
71
74
Year 11
148
74
74
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
83.3%
85.5%
Further education
55.0%
38.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
21.0%
36.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
8.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
2.4%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
3.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
3.8%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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