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Sheffield Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Beaumont Road North, Sheffield S2 1SN · sheffieldpark-academy.org · 0114 239 2661
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.44 mi
- 3.93 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Last category offered · Sheffield Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,185
- 135 over 1,050 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
- First language not English
- 41.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Last category offered” went to a home 2.44 mi (3.93 km) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 208 families put the school first and 238 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 238 | 208 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 238 | 207 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 201 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 226 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 212 | 181 | 0.9 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 2.44 mi3.93 km | |
The council gives the distance of the last place offered in the last category that was reached.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.1, and 23.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼33.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.5 | −12.3 |
| Sixth form college | 3 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 40.6 | +14.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.2 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | −1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C (28.8) | Average -0.06 | |
| 30 students | C (28.8) | Average -0.06 | |
| 40 students | Dist (34.1) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 54 | D+ (24.3) | -0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 28 | D+ (23.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 24 | C (30.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 33 | D+ (21.7) | -0.76 |
| 2017/18 | 25 | C- (26.5) | -0.64 |
| 2016/17 | 33 | C- (26.7) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 23 | C- (27.7) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.5 | −0.1 |
| Further and other education | 6.4 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Other education | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 14.9 | −9.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.6 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Sheffield Park Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 73
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (32%) with SEND