Yewlands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 29 2022 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
- 932 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.8%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 89.9%
Mixed 3.9%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other White 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.7
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 37 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Yewlands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 103
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 110 98 |
| Year 8 | 208 115 93 |
| Year 9 | 182 99 83 |
| Year 10 | 176 86 90 |
| Year 11 | 158 86 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |