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Schools across Sheffield

Local authority · 193 schools across 2 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Schools in Sheffield (193)

Showing 20 of 193 schools

Total Schools

193

132 primary · 27 secondary

Total Pupils

82,965

91% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

53

6 outstanding · 47 good

Capacity

90,934

7,969 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

47
140
Outstanding: 6
Good: 47
Not inspected: 140

Best Schools in Sheffield

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

40.4

GCSE Eng+Maths

40.5%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

89% full
42,908 pupils48,478 capacity

5,570 spare places

Secondary Schools

97% full
31,888 pupils32,929 capacity

1,041 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

7.2%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

18.7%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

160

2024/25

Absence trend across Sheffield schools

4.9%
18/19
5.6%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
7.7%
22/23
7.3%
23/24
7.2%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

28%

Plans Issued

1,124

Assessment Requests

1,454

Tribunal Cases

18

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

71%
2019
55%
2020
50%
2021
79%
2022
53%
2023
49%
2024
28%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

7,219 admissions

186

Lodged

(2.6%)

127

Heard

38

Successful

(30%)

Primary (infant classes)

5,813 admissions

71

Lodged

(1.2%)

52

Heard

8

Successful

(15%)

Secondary

7,646 admissions

358

Lodged

(4.7%)

249

Heard

73

Successful

(29%)

Total

14,865 admissions

544

Lodged

(3.7%)

376

Heard

111

Successful

(30%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1031
2019
1136
2020
963
2021
1010
2022
1147
2023
951
2024
800
2025
1159
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Sheffield

Sheffield

192 schools

South Yorkshire

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Sheffield

How many schools are there in Sheffield?

Sheffield has 193 open schools: 132 state primary, 31 state secondary or all-through, 6 independent, 16 special and 8 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sheffield are rated Outstanding?

18 schools in Sheffield were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Brightside Nursery Infant School, Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education, Stannington Infant School, Mosborough Primary School, Oughtibridge Primary School and 13 more. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 153 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Brightside Nursery Infant SchoolPhoenix School of Therapeutic EducationStannington Infant SchoolMosborough Primary SchoolOughtibridge Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sheffield get the best GCSE results?

Of the 32 schools in Sheffield with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Mercia School, with an Attainment 8 score of 66.6 and 79% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Silverdale School, with an Attainment 8 score of 61.3 and 75% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and High Storrs School, with an Attainment 8 score of 59.7 and 74% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Mercia SchoolSilverdale SchoolHigh Storrs School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sheffield have the best SATs results?

Of the 110 primary schools in Sheffield with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Bradfield Dungworth Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Totley Primary School (95% in reading, 97% in maths); and St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (97% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Bradfield Dungworth Primary SchoolTotley Primary SchoolSt Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sheffield?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Sheffield selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Sheffield have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Sheffield have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Sheffield?

Apply to Sheffield through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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