Bradfield Secondary School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sheffield
Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/06/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,006
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
176 of 176 families who put it first got an offer
218
Places offered
367
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 176 | 176 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 128 | 22 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 63 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 367 | 201 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Sheffield lets families list 3 preferences. 3 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
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anna Hughes
- Address
- Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE
- Phone
- 01142863861
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Stannington · Sheffield Hallam
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147788
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
1,006 pupils · 1,200 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 Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,073 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
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 | 45.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
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 | 207 | 26% | 60% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 204 | 17% | 66% | 82% | |
| English Language | 203 | 16% | 57% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 11% | 35% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 137 | 1% | 41% | 58% | |
| Geography | 103 | 23% | 63% | 76% | |
| History | 77 | 25% | 45% | 56% | |
| Biology | 68 | 46% | 93% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 68 | 46% | 93% | 97% | |
| Physics | 67 | 48% | 94% | 99% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 64 | 14% | 48% | 66% | |
| Design & Technology | 56 | 27% | 59% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14878: Bradfield School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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.
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.