UTC Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield

In 2026, pupils at UTC Sheffield City Centre averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Sheffield and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Sheffield and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 39.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1: 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 31.2, against 42.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 15 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Engineering Studies, Information and Communication Technology and Combined Science.

Across Sheffield, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 358 appeals against secondary school offers; 249 reached a hearing and 73 succeeded (29.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to UTC Sheffield City Centre are All Saints' Catholic High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.2); King Edward VII School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); Astrea Academy Sheffield (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Sheffield Springs Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than UTC Sheffield City Centre.

UTC Sheffield City Centre is one of 3 schools run by The Sheffield UTC Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.7 in 2024/25.

79 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about UTC Sheffield City Centre (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

Of the 100 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 102 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 24% went on to university or other higher education, 27% to apprenticeships and 36% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 83 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 12 (2.2%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Granville Rd-Sheff Coll to City, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Furnival Street/Arundel Lane (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1249 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, UTC Sheffield City Centre issued 60 suspensions, 11.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to UTC Sheffield City Centre are Springfield Primary School (0.5 miles); Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School (0.7 miles); Lowfield Community Primary School (0.8 miles); and Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.