Mercia School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 145897
- Address
- Carter Knowle Road, S7 2DY
- Website
- www.merciaschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 912 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 5.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
Pakistani 36.7%
White British 32.1%
Mixed 10.4%
Other Asian 4.6%
African 3.2%
Other White 2.9%
Other 2.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 2.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 100%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 90%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 70.1
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.97
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 118 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 118 |
| French | GCSE | 118 |
Admissions
Mercia School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 347
- 2nd preference
- 284
- 3rd preference
- 290
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 88 95 |
| Year 8 | 189 89 100 |
| Year 9 | 185 89 96 |
| Year 10 | 174 89 85 |
| Year 11 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 12 | 62 26 36 |