Yewlands Academy, Sheffield

In 2026, pupils at Yewlands Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.6 in Sheffield and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Sheffield and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.35: 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 33.9, against 44 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.1 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 172 families put Yewlands Academy as their first choice and 311 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Yewlands Academy are Mercia Northridge School (0.6 miles); Chaucer School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.6); E-Act Parkwood Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9); and Ecclesfield School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.3).

Yewlands Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Yewlands Academy is one of 4 schools run by Brigantia Learning Trust Limited, an academy trust.

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Yewlands Academy (as of September 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

Of the 159 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 69% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

44.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 232 pupils (26.2%) received SEN support and 41 (4.6%) 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 Middlewood Supertram Platform, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Creswick Lane/Creswick Greave (opposite), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Yewlands Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Yewlands Academy issued 446 suspensions, 48.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Yewlands Academy are Mansel Primary (0.1 miles); St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles); Fox Hill Primary (0.5 miles); and Grenoside Community Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.