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E-Act Parkwood Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Longley Avenue West, Sheffield S5 8UL · parkwoodacademy.e-act.org.uk · 0114 231 0221
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 886
- 95% of 930 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 54.5%
- First language not English
- 34.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 157 families put the school first and 179 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 | 179 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 175 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 182 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 150 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 116 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.5, and 26.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.5 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 19.1 | −9.1 |
| Further education | 49.6 | +9.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.2 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for E-Act Parkwood Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 23
- 3% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 65% who had a child bullied