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Astrea Academy Sheffield
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–18 · Free school
Andover Street, Sheffield S3 9BE · astreasheffield.org · 0114 553 9110
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.59 mi
- 0.94 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Last category offered · Sheffield Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,070
- 98% of 1,095 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- First language not English
- 60.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Astrea Academy 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 0.59 mi (942 m) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 184 families put the school first and 165 places were offered; 86% 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 | 165 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 144 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 156 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 158 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.59 mi0.94 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 45.4, and 46.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.5 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼47% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ●7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▼100 | 106 |
| Maths | ▼101 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▼101 | 105 |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.5 | −6.3 |
| Sixth form college | 49.3 | +9 |
| Further education | 19 | −0.4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 16 | C+ (33.5) | Average +0.01 |
| All academic | 16 | C+ (33.8) | Average -0.01 |
Ofsted
Astrea Academy Sheffield was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (179 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 47%
- Replies
- 179
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (15%) with SEND