Handsworth Grange Community Sports College, Sheffield

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In 2026, pupils at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Sheffield and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Sheffield and 47% in England.

That is up from 36.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.64: pupils made well 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 32.2, against 44 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 231 families put Handsworth Grange Community Sports College as their first choice and 427 named it as one of their preferences, for 204 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Handsworth Grange Community Sports College are Outwood Academy City (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); Sheffield Park Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.4); Aston Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.3); and The Birley Academy (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.5).

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College 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.

70 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Handsworth Grange Community Sports College (as of September 2025): 53% would recommend the school, 70% say their child is happy there and 35% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (35%).

Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 10% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

34.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Woodhouse Rail Station, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Handsworth Grange Road/Beaver Hill Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Handsworth Grange Community Sports College issued 506 suspensions, 51 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Handsworth Grange Community Sports College are Ballifield Primary School (0.3 miles), St Joseph's Primary School (0.6 miles), Brunswick Community Primary School (0.8 miles) and Woodhouse West Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.