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Bradfield Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield S35 0AE · bradfield.sheffield.sch.uk · 0114 286 3861
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,006
- 84% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 232 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 | 232 | 213 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 218 | 176 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 189 | 176 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 185 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 205 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.2, and 53.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (28.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139101)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.9 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 39.6 | −1 |
| Other education | 1.8 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 students | C- (28.3) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 106 students | C- (27.7) | Below average -0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 58 | C+ (33.4) | +0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 64 | C (30.3) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 80 | C (29.9) | -0.18 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139101)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53 | −14 |
| Further education | 3 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 | +5 |
| Employment | 15 | +4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139101)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bradfield Secondary School on 3 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 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, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139101), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139101)
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139101)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139101)
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (186 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 186
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (31%) with SEND