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High Storrs School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

High Storrs Road, Sheffield S11 7LH · highstorrs.co.uk · 0114 267 0000

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
61
average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
Last distance offered
1.39 mi
2.24 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Last category offered · Sheffield Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,706
26 over 1,680 places · 102%
Local authority
Sheffield
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
9.2%
First language not English
4.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Minerva Learning Trust

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 1.39 mi (2.24 km) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 302 families put the school first and 244 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 267 (Places 243)267September 2023: 271 (Places 244)271September 2024: 277 (Places 243)277September 2025: 283 (Places 244)283September 2026: 302 (Places 244)302Places 244
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262443021.2▲80%
September 2025Sept 20252442831.2▲84%
September 2024Sept 20242432771.1▲83%
September 2023Sept 20232442711.1▲87%
September 2022Sept 20222432671.1▲81%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Last category offeredDistance
September 20251.39 mi2.24 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 61, and 74.4% 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 B (38.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 53.3 (England 46.3)53.32017/18: 52.6 (England 46.5)52.62018/19: 56.3 (England 46.7)56.32021/22: 58.0 (England 48.8)58.02022/23: 60.3 (England 46.3)60.32023/24: 61.1 (England 45.9)61.12024/25: 61.0 (England 46.0)61.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲6146
▲74.4%45.4%
▲85.7%64.8%
▲70.2%40.5%
▲5.774.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107139)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form75.7+3.2
Sixth form college0.8−2.1
Further education17.6−1.6
Other education0.40
Apprenticeship0.8−0.9
Employment0.40
Not in a lasting destination3.8+2.1
Activity not captured0.4−0.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 34.0 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.0 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 40.8 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 40.3 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 39.4 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 38.4 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
218 studentsB (38.4)Above average +0.09
218 studentsB (38.4)Average +0.08
21 studentsDist (34.8)Average -0.06
23.9%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24227B (39.4)+0.06
2022/23238B (40.3)—
2021/22217B (40.8)—
2018/19223B- (36.1)+0.27
2017/18175C+ (34.5)+0.17
2016/17191C+ (32)-0.01
2015/16202C+ (34)+0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University57.6+4
Further and other education1.3−3.3
Further education0.9—
Other education0.4—
Apprenticeship1.7−0.1
Employment22.5−1.6
Not in a lasting destination8.7−1.3
Activity not captured8.2+2.3

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for High Storrs School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
29 Mar 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (166 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
93%
Replies
166
10% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲86% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼68% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▲81% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲89% agreeEngland 67%

based on 46 parents (28%) with SEND

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