E-Act Parkwood Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sheffield
Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
28.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
886
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
930 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
165 of 175 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
290
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 175 | 165 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 75 | 10 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 290 | 177 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joel Hinchcliffe
- Address
- Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL
- Phone
- 01142310221
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Southey · Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135934
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 37% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: E-ACT
886 pupils · 930 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 947 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
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 | 36.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 48.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
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 | 155 | 8% | 32% | 53% | |
| English Literature | 155 | 10% | 41% | 52% | |
| English Language | 154 | 6% | 34% | 47% | |
| Combined Science | 142 | 1% | 25% | 52% | |
| Statistics | 120 | 4% | 26% | 56% | |
| Geography | 64 | 13% | 39% | 53% | |
| History | 62 | 6% | 42% | 48% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 5% | 33% | 48% | |
| Design & Technology | 33 | 0% | 0% | 3% | |
| Music | 32 | 6% | 34% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 30 | 23% | 60% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 28% | 72% | 80% |
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.