King Edward VII School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Sheffield
Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PW
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/05/2023
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,729
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,698 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
166 of 173 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
714
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 173 | 166 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 307 | 45 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 234 | 19 | ● 8% |
| Total | 714 | 230 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Louisa Warde
- Address
- Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2PW
- Phone
- 01142662518
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Sheffield Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107140
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,729 pupils · 1,698 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,219 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.70 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 254 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 225 | 29% | 67% | 82% | |
| English Language | 224 | 21% | 60% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 215 | 20% | 57% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 208 | 16% | 45% | 59% | |
| Biology | 173 | 27% | 72% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 170 | 32% | 72% | 89% | |
| Physics | 166 | 34% | 70% | 86% | |
| Geography | 88 | 36% | 68% | 84% | |
| History | 86 | 33% | 69% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 23% | 45% | 60% | |
| Business | 56 | 9% | 61% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 50 | 0% | 20% | 34% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 101 | 6% | 33% | 51% | |
| Chemistry | 72 | 3% | 22% | 40% | |
| Biology | 65 | 11% | 23% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 61 | 3% | 18% | 62% | |
| History | 50 | 6% | 28% | 60% | |
| Physics | 43 | 5% | 28% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 33 | 0% | 21% | 64% | |
| Economics | 28 | 0% | 7% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 28 | 4% | 14% | 36% | |
| Government and Politics | 28 | 0% | 14% | 54% | |
| Geography | 22 | 5% | 18% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 5% | 24% | 71% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13605: King Edward VII School, Sheffield
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sheffield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.