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
- 1046 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
Pakistani 34.8%
White British 33.1%
Mixed 9.8%
Other Asian 5.1%
African 3.4%
Other White 3.3%
Other 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Other Black 1.4%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 100%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 82%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 68
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.68
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| English Language | GCSE | 172 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
| French | GCSE | 169 |
| Geography | GCSE | 110 |
Admissions
Mercia School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 358
- 2nd preference
- 291
- 3rd preference
- 292
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 89 99 |
| Year 8 | 181 85 96 |
| Year 9 | 194 92 102 |
| Year 10 | 180 86 94 |
| Year 11 | 175 90 85 |
| Year 12 | 67 28 39 |
| Year 13 | 61 26 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.8% 3.0% |