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Yewlands Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Creswick Lane, Sheffield S35 8NN · yewlandsacademy.org · 0114 232 9010
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 884
- 98% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 98% 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 | 172 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 160 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 201 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 214 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 219 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.3, and 30% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.19 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137400)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.8 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 5.7 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 48.4 | −0.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18.2 | +6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Yewlands Academy on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137400), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137400)
Mar 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137400)
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
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (39%) with SEND