Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sheffield
Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield, S13 9HJ
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/06/2025
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
30.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
989
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,025 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
194 of 202 families who put it first got an offer
202
Places offered
419
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 202 | 194 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 115 | 7 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 102 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 419 | 202 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 42 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Suzy Mattock
- Address
- Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 9HJ
- Phone
- 01142694801
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Woodhouse · Sheffield South East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141495
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
989 pupils · 1,025 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
03 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,059 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
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 | 39.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 204 | — |
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 | 204 | 13% | 35% | 54% | |
| English Language | 202 | 12% | 33% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 194 | 10% | 36% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 0% | 13% | 34% | |
| History | 134 | 14% | 29% | 39% | |
| Computer Science | 62 | 13% | 40% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 59 | 14% | 27% | 49% | |
| Design & Technology | 58 | 5% | 31% | 53% | |
| Geography | 56 | 9% | 29% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 51 | 8% | 39% | 82% | |
| Social Studies | 50 | 6% | 18% | 32% | |
| Physics | 45 | 22% | 82% | 93% |
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.