Bradfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 147788
- Address
- Kirk Edge Road, S35 0AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1080 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
White British 81.8%
Mixed 7.1%
Unclassified 3.5%
Other White 2.7%
African 1.7%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 157 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 156 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Bradfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 141
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 115 123 |
| Year 8 | 211 107 104 |
| Year 9 | 192 99 93 |
| Year 10 | 214 109 105 |
| Year 11 | 225 118 107 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |