Paces School for Conductive Education, Sheffield

Good
Special
Non-maintained special school
Mixed
Ages 318

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Elizabeth Bell
Pupils:61 / 65 capacity
LA:Sheffield
Phone:01142845298
Address:Thorncliffe Hall, Newton Chambers Road, Sheffield, S35 2PH
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:6 March 2009

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 12 February 2019
URN:135815
UKPRN:10027310
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Penistone and Stocksbridge
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2019 inspection — down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

26.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Mortomley Lane/Pack Horse Lane (adj)
236m · 4 min walk
Mortomley Lane/Jeffcock Road (adj)
279m · 5 min walk
Wortley Road/New Street (nr)
379m · 6 min walk
Mortomley Lane/Greengate Lane (adj)
419m · 7 min walk
Wortley Road/Chapel Road (nr)
445m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

61 pupils

65 capacity

4 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield

Medium pressure
New homes approved:9,810
Projected new pupils:1,766

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield

Admissions Demand - Sheffield

Low demand1.00x oversubscription

Places available

6,358

Applications

6,339

Got 1st preference

88.8%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Secondary admissions across Sheffield (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

12 February 2019
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
15 October 2013
Outstanding
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
3 November 2010
Good
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

12.43391%

Overall absence

50%

Persistent absence

54

Enrolments

Authorised11.29463%
Unauthorised1.13928%
Persistent (10%+)50%
Severe (50%+)1.85185%

Absence trend

9.37893%
18/19
15.50987%
20/21
14.06629%
21/22
13.01154%
22/23
13.0305%
23/24
12.43391%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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