Aldine House Secure Children's Centre, Sheffield
Aldine House Secure Children's Centre is an all-through school for pupils aged 10 to 17 in Sheffield.
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby all-through schools
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
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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Sheffield council
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.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Aldine House Secure Children's Centre
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)