Astrea Academy Sheffield

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sheffield
Unique reference
145864
Address
Andover Street, S3 9BE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1051 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
62%
Free school meals (FSM)
56.1%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Other 30.1%
Pakistani 27.1%
African 22.3%
Mixed 7.3%
Other White 3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.8%
Indian 1.6%
White British 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 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 44%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.9
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.98
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award40
ArabicGCSE6
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE59
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE135
English LiteratureGCSE135
GeographyGCSE60
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Astrea Academy Sheffield

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
8
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Part-time
11
4
7
Reception, Full-time
17
11
6
Year 1
27
15
12
Year 2
35
18
17
Year 3
28
16
12
Year 4
39
20
19
Year 5
29
15
14
Year 6
31
16
15
Year 7
168
84
84
Year 8
162
86
76
Year 9
151
70
81
Year 10
151
69
82
Year 11
142
74
68
Year 12
25
15
10
Year 13
16
3
13
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
83.3%
85.5%
Further education
19.0%
38.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
29.0%
36.4%
35.2%
Sixth form college
40.0%
8.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.4%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
3.8%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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