Ecclesfield School, Sheffield

In its own words: "As the Headteacher it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our wonderful school. Here at Ecclesfield School we understand the power of education to transform lives, communities and society."

On phones, the school says: "If you choose to take a mobile phone to school, you must keep it in your bag, switched off and out of sight."

In 2026, pupils at Ecclesfield School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Sheffield and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Sheffield and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.22: 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 31.9, against 49.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 370 families put Ecclesfield School as their first choice and 631 named it as one of their preferences, for 364 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ecclesfield School are Yewlands Academy (1.6 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 39.9); Lift Firth Park (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.7); Mercia Northridge School (2.1 miles); and Chaucer School (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.6).

Ecclesfield School's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Ecclesfield School is one of 10 schools run by Minerva Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45 in 2024/25.

Of the 324 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 56% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

5.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (7%).

The nearest railway station is Chapeltown Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ecclesfield School/Ecclesfield Road (d), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ecclesfield School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 97 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

In 2024/25, Ecclesfield School issued 549 suspensions, 32 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ecclesfield School are Coit Primary School (0.2 miles), Windmill Hill Primary School (0.7 miles), Lound Junior School (0.9 miles) and Lound Infant School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.