Stocksbridge High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sheffield
Shay House Lane, Sheffield, S36 1FD
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
784
Capacity used
Has space87%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
159 of 159 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
322
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 159 | 159 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 113 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 322 | 162 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Dave Williams
- Address
- Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FD
- Phone
- 01142883153
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Stocksbridge and Upper Don · Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145274
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
784 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
RSIInclusion Needs attention Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
04 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 · 813 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 41.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.77 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
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 | 148 | 8% | 29% | 57% | |
| English Language | 147 | 7% | 43% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 12% | 49% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 113 | 0% | 15% | 35% | |
| Geography | 78 | 18% | 49% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 9% | 44% | 58% | |
| History | 52 | 12% | 27% | 54% | |
| Social Studies | 37 | 3% | 27% | 38% | |
| French | 33 | 0% | 24% | 45% | |
| Biology | 32 | 22% | 69% | 91% | |
| Physics | 31 | 19% | 71% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 19% | 68% | 90% |
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.