Newfield Secondary School, Sheffield

In 2026, pupils at Newfield Secondary School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Sheffield and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Sheffield and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.19: 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 45.2, against 56.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.1 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, 193 families put Newfield Secondary School as their first choice and 439 named it as one of their preferences, for 225 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Newfield Secondary School are Sheffield Springs Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Mercia School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 66.6); Meadowhead School Academy Trust (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and All Saints' Catholic High School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2).

Newfield Secondary School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Newfield Secondary School is one of 8 schools run by Mercia Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.9 in 2024/25.

93 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Newfield Secondary School (as of April 2026): 3% would recommend the school, 15% say their child is happy there and 28% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (36%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (3%).

Of the 197 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

36.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 113 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 65 (6.2%) 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.

Newfield Secondary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 24 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Herdings Park, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lees Hall Road/Warminster Crescent (adjacent), 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, Newfield Secondary School issued 176 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Newfield Secondary School are Mundella Primary School (0.4 miles), Carfield Primary School (0.5 miles), Bankwood Primary School (0.6 miles) and Norton Free Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.