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Mercia Northridge School
Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Wordsworth Avenue, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S5 8NH · mercianorthridge.school · 0114 232 2338
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Capacity
- 900
- Local authority
- Sheffield
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 122 families put the school first and 158 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138414)
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 158 | 122 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 126 | 95 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 114 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 113 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 129 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.3, and 16.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼16.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.38 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138414)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7 | +4 |
| Sixth form college | 15.8 | +3.1 |
| Further education | 50 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.7 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +1.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138414)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Mercia Northridge School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138414)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138414), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138414)
- Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires 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 Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138414)
Apr 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138414)
Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138414)