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The Birley Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Birley Lane, Sheffield S12 3BP · birleysecondaryacademy.co.uk · 0114 239 2531
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,061
- 91% of 1,163 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.7%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 211 families put the school first and 226 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 | 226 | 211 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 183 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 235 | 197 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 202 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 226 | 174 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.2, and 27.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.22 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107146)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.9 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | — |
| Further education | 60.2 | +0.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.9 | +4.6 |
| Employment | 2 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Birley Academy on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 116
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (30%) with SEND