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Aldine House Secure Children's Centre, Sheffield

All-through
Secure units
Mixed
Ages 10–17

Aldine House Secure Children's Centre is an all-through school for pupils aged 10 to 17 in Sheffield.

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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Aldine House Secure Children's Centre in detail

Getting a place at Aldine House Secure Children's Centre

Across Sheffield, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 358 appeals against secondary school offers; 249 reached a hearing and 73 succeeded (29.3% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Aldine House Secure Children's Centre are King Ecgbert School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.7); Silverdale School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61.3); High Storrs School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.7); and Mercia School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 66.6).

King Ecgbert SchoolSilverdale SchoolHigh Storrs SchoolMercia School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Dore & Totley Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hathersage Road/Ash House Lane (adjacent), 390 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aldine House Secure Children's Centre stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 31 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Aldine House Secure Children's Centre are Dore Primary School (0.6 miles), Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3 miles), Totley Primary School (1.4 miles) and Dobcroft Junior School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Dore Primary SchoolTotley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolTotley Primary SchoolDobcroft Junior School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Claire Taylor
LA:Sheffield
Phone:01142621160
Address:75 Limb Lane, Dore, Sheffield, S17 3ES
Status:open
Opened:8 August 2005

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:128614
UKPRN:10017566
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Sheffield Hallam
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with Aldine House Secure Children's Centre

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Aldine House Secure Children's Centre.

  • Village Kids at Dore Methodist Church770m away · Not yet graded
  • Village Kids at Dore Old School870m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Hathersage Road/Ash House Lane (adj)
387m · 6 min walk
Causeway Head Road/Kerwin Road (opp)
435m · 7 min walk
Hathersage Road/Cross Lane (adj)
440m · 7 min walk
Causeway Head Road/Parkers Lane (adj)
450m · 7 min walk
Causeway Head Road/Causeway Gardens (adj)
482m · 8 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield

Medium pressure
New homes approved:9,823
Projected new pupils:1,768

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield

Across Sheffield council

Low demand council-wide1.00 applications per place

Places available

6,421

Applications

6,416

Got 1st preference

88.7%

Got preferred school

96.6%

All secondary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.

Questions parents ask about Aldine House Secure Children's Centre

What is the catchment area for Aldine House Secure Children's Centre?

No fixed boundary. When Aldine House Secure Children's Centre is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How do I apply to Aldine House Secure Children's Centre?

Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Aldine House Secure Children's Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Does Aldine House Secure Children's Centre have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Aldine House Secure Children's Centre: Village Kids at Dore Methodist Church (770m away, registered, not yet graded) and Village Kids at Dore Old School (870m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Aldine House Secure Children's Centre?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Aldine House Secure Children's Centre?

Aldine House Secure Children's Centre is at 75 Limb Lane, Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 3ES.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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