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Eckington School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Dronfield Road, Sheffield S21 4GN · eckington.chorustrust.org · 01246 432849

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.6
average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,124
77% of 1,453 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
33.6%
First language not English
1.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Chorus Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 137 families put the school first and 143 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 199 (Places 213)199September 2023: 169 (Places 213)169September 2024: 140 (Places 164)140September 2025: 173 (Places 185)173September 2026: 137 (Places 143)137Places 143
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261431371100%
September 2025Sept 20251851730.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241641400.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232131690.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222131990.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 33.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published18/1921/2222/2323/2424/252018/19: 47.1 (England 46.7)47.12021/22: 46.0 (England 48.8)46.02023/24: 41.2 (England 45.9)41.22024/25: 40.6 (England 46.0)40.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.646.0
▼33.8%45.4%
▼53.0%64.8%
▼10.1%40.5%
▼3.394.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 145521)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form29.8−11.2
Further education51.3+8.7
Other education1.3+0.3
Apprenticeship7.5+1.9
Employment2.6+1.6
Not in a lasting destination5.3−1.4
Activity not captured2.2+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2022/23: no school results published18/1923/2424/252018/19: 28.1 (England 32.9)C-2023/24: 31.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 31.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
37 studentsC+ (31.7)Average +0.13
38 studentsC (31.4)Average +0.10
20 studentsMerit (25.8)Average -0.04
13 studentsDist- (31.3)Average +0.04
5.3%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2475C (31.6)-0.11
2018/1956C- (28.1)-0.25

Where sixth-form leavers went

2018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63.8−4.5
Further education1.2—
Apprenticeship11.3+6.3
Employment18.8+0.5
Not in a lasting destination2.5−0.8
Activity not captured2.5−2.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Eckington School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 145521), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Inadequate
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingNot effective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 145521)

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
74%
Positive
71%
Replies
141
12% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼69% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼73% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼70% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●41% agreeEngland 43%

based on 39 parents (28%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼45% agreeEngland 63%

based on 44 parents (31%) with SEND

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