OFSTED
13 June 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Sheffield
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
61
61 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
28
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
33
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.4 pts
above England
School
26.2%
Sheffield
34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
Sheffield
24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Sheffield
0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.5%
43
Pakistani
8.2%
5
Unclassified
8.2%
5
African
3.3%
2
Any other White background
3.3%
2
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
61 of
61 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.22 pts
higher than
England
School
12.43%
Sheffield
7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
50.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
34.18 pts
higher than
England
School
50.00%
Sheffield
18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
higher than
England
School
1.85%
Sheffield
2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.8%
14.1 pts
above England
Paces School for Conductive Education
93.8%
Sheffield
96.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
84.5%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.