Stocksbridge High School, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has recently improved its support for vulnerable pupils and created a more harmonious community where bullying is rare and pupils feel confident reporting concerns. New leadership has brought greater stability and clearer expectations, with an ambitious careers programme helping pupils understand different pathways and develop employability skills. The school is also expanding its enrichment offer with clubs and visits designed to appeal to a range of talents and interests.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is effective with an open culture where concerns are actively managed and pupils feel safe
- New leadership has brought stability, higher expectations and clear strategic vision
- Careers programme is well-considered, supporting work experience and helping pupils make informed choices
- Enrichment offer is increasingly popular with clubs and visits carefully crafted to appeal to different interests
- Behaviour and bullying incidents have reduced, with improved pupil resilience and confidence in staff
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil achievement has declined significantly, with disadvantaged pupils achieving far less well than they should
- Attendance is unacceptably low, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and older students, with limited improvement so far
- Many pupils have significant gaps in foundational knowledge in reading, writing and maths that are not being routinely well addressed
- The enhanced curriculum is not fully embedded across the school and teaching strategies are inconsistently applied
- Support systems for pupils with additional needs are at early stages and lack precision in implementation
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders fulfilling responsibilities, maintaining an open culture where concerns are actively identified and acted upon, resulting in pupils feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, educational visits, leadership opportunities, work experience, mock interviews
Stocksbridge High School requires significant improvement, with new leadership having recently begun to address serious weaknesses in pupil achievement and attendance. While safeguarding is effective and some early improvements are visible, the school faces urgent challenges particularly affecting disadvantaged pupils.
At a Glance
30.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
31
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
784 pupils
900 capacity
116 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
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Admissions Demand - Sheffield
Places available
6,358
Applications
6,339
Got 1st preference
88.8%
Got preferred school
96.8%
Secondary admissions across Sheffield (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.34956%
Overall absence
26.44526%
Persistent absence
813
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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