Silverdale School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sheffield
Bents Crescent, Sheffield, S11 9QH
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/10/2022
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
12.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,491
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
190 of 212 families who put it first got an offer
240
Places offered
820
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 212 | 190 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 377 | 42 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 231 | 8 | ● 3% |
| Total | 820 | 240 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 11 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jim Smith
- Address
- Bents Crescent, Sheffield, S11 9QH
- Phone
- 01142369991
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Ecclesall · Sheffield Hallam
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139167
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
1,491 pupils · 1,600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,046 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 57.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.63 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 70.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 174 | — |
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 | 40.37 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 29.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 213 | — |
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 | 172 | 38% | 73% | 85% | |
| English Language | 170 | 26% | 75% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 33% | 77% | 88% | |
| Biology | 115 | 53% | 90% | 98% | |
| Physics | 115 | 49% | 83% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 115 | 43% | 89% | 97% | |
| French | 95 | 36% | 73% | 80% | |
| History | 90 | 40% | 64% | 76% | |
| Business | 60 | 43% | 75% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 55 | 5% | 27% | 51% | |
| Physical Education | 51 | 55% | 76% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 48 | 44% | 81% | 85% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 77 | 17% | 34% | 66% | |
| Biology | 76 | 13% | 42% | 74% | |
| Mathematics | 76 | 22% | 57% | 74% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 19% | 60% | 79% | |
| Sociology | 36 | 6% | 22% | 53% | |
| Economics | 35 | 6% | 14% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 33 | 15% | 42% | 58% | |
| History | 32 | 13% | 38% | 66% | |
| Physics | 29 | 34% | 62% | 76% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 28 | 11% | 11% | 43% | |
| Fine Art | 18 | 17% | 33% | 78% | |
| English Language | 18 | 6% | 11% | 78% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #63 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15567: Silverdale School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 14 |
| Offers | 9 |
| Success rate | 64% |
| Accepted offers | 8 |
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) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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.