Ecclesfield School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sheffield
Chapeltown Road, Sheffield, S35 9WD
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,711
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
342 of 379 families who put it first got an offer
350
Places offered
592
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 379 | 342 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 129 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 592 | 350 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Walkden
- Address
- Chapeltown Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WD
- Phone
- 01142461156
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- East Ecclesfield · Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145191
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
1,711 pupils · 1,750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,784 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
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 | 43.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 349 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 349 | 9% | 44% | 62% | |
| Mathematics | 345 | 13% | 38% | 65% | |
| English Language | 343 | 10% | 43% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 245 | 2% | 19% | 41% | |
| History | 154 | 11% | 47% | 65% | |
| Geography | 148 | 14% | 41% | 49% | |
| French | 122 | 7% | 48% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 119 | 13% | 35% | 60% | |
| Biology | 92 | 15% | 62% | 88% | |
| Physics | 92 | 14% | 65% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 92 | 13% | 55% | 76% | |
| Business | 77 | 6% | 23% | 44% |
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) |
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.