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Mercia School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield S7 2DY · merciaschool.com · 0114 553 9080
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 68.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.76 mi
- 1.22 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Last category offered · Sheffield Council
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,070
- 89% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- First language not English
- 31.8%
- School census 2025/26
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 0.76 mi (1.22 km) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 385 families put the school first and 194 places were offered; 49% 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 | 194 | 385 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 358 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 347 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 287 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 285 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.76 mi1.22 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 68.1, and 82.6% 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+ (42.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲68.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲82.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲93.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 83.9 | +11 |
| Sixth form college | 2.5 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 8.5 | −11 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 60 | B+ (42.1) | Below average -0.24 |
| All academic | 60 | B+ (42.1) | Below average -0.26 |
Ofsted
Mercia School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 8 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 214
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (19%) with SEND