Sheffield Springs Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sheffield
Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, S12 2SF
48
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.8%
38.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,083
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
202 of 204 families who put it first got an offer
237
Places offered
391
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 204 | 202 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 109 | 17 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 78 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 391 | 223 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Cartledge
- Address
- Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, S12 2SF
- Phone
- 01142392631
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Park and Arbourthorne · Sheffield Heeley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131896
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 61% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,083 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,201 pupils
Attendance
86.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
38.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.0%
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 | 33.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 196 | — |
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.
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 | 194 | 13% | 43% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 194 | 20% | 50% | 62% | |
| English Language | 192 | 17% | 44% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 163 | 7% | 30% | 43% | |
| Geography | 95 | 16% | 37% | 51% | |
| History | 85 | 20% | 36% | 45% | |
| Business | 53 | 0% | 13% | 26% | |
| French | 44 | 34% | 77% | 91% | |
| Biology | 31 | 48% | 87% | 100% | |
| Physics | 31 | 48% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 52% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 30 | 3% | 20% | 40% |
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.