Yewlands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 145943
- Address
- Creswick Lane, S35 8NN
- Website
- yewlandsacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 912 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.2%
White British 90.5%
Mixed 3.9%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other White 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.3
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.19
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Yewlands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 82
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 92 82 |
| Year 8 | 203 107 96 |
| Year 9 | 193 105 88 |
| Year 10 | 172 95 77 |
| Year 11 | 170 85 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.8% 3.0% |