Bradfield Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 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
- 1021 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 0.8% |
| African | 1.7% |
| Other White | 2.5% |
| Mixed | 6.8% |
| White British | 85.4% |
| Other Asian | 0.7% |
| Caribbean | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
| Other Black | 0.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 25% |
| Local authority average | 38% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 54% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 49.2 |
| Local authority average | 43.2 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.31 |
| Local authority average | 3.84 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 68 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| English Language | GCSE | 203 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 64 |
Admissions
Bradfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 128
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 8 | 237 114 123 |
| Year 9 | 199 95 104 |
| Year 10 | 190 98 92 |
| Year 11 | 210 106 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.8% 3.0% |