E-Act Parkwood Academy, Sheffield

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, orchestra, philosophy and cheerleading.

In 2026, pupils at E-Act Parkwood Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Sheffield and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Sheffield and 47% in England.

That is up from 36.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.42: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.5, against 48.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 157 families put E-Act Parkwood Academy as their first choice and 270 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to E-Act Parkwood Academy are Chaucer School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.6); Mercia Northridge School (1 mile); Astrea Academy Sheffield (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Yewlands Academy (1.5 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 39.9).

E-Act Parkwood Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

E-Act Parkwood Academy is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

Of the 131 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

54.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 34.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Asian (18%) and Black (16%).

In 2026, 167 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 25 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Leppings Lane To City, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longley Avenue West/Teynham Road (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood E-Act Parkwood Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 432 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, E-Act Parkwood Academy issued 359 suspensions, 41.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to E-Act Parkwood Academy are Oasis Academy Watermead (0.3 miles), Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School (0.5 miles), E-ACT Pathways Academy (0.5 miles) and Southey Green Nursery & Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.