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Sheffield Springs Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Hurlfield Road, Sheffield S12 2SF · sheffieldsprings-academy.org · 0114 239 2631
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,083
- 33 over 1,050 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 60.6%
- First language not English
- 25.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 237 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 237 | 168 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 204 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 199 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 232 | 183 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 211 | 177 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 38.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.9 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 3.1 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 53.6 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 1 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.8 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 8.7 | +4.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| All academic | 10 | C- (26.6) | +0.47 |
| Applied general | 21 | — | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 38 |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 19 |
| Employment | 19 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 |
| Activity not captured | 10 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sheffield Springs Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires 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
31% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 31%
- Replies
- 52
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (54%) with SEND