Elements Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · Rotherham
Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 04/02/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
62.7%
75.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
170
Capacity used
Over capacity121%
140 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Bisley
- Address
- Doe Quarry Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2NF
- Phone
- 01909212231
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Ward / constituency
- Dinnington · Rother Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149188
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 69% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ETHOS ACADEMY TRUST
170 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 179 pupils
Attendance
62.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
37.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
75.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
40.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
14.3%
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.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 2.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 2.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 34 | — |
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 | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| English Language | 6 | 0% | 33% | 33% | |
| Combined Science | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.