OFSTED
26 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Sheffield
Trust
INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,747
1,747 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
872
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
875
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.7 pts
below England
School
18.1%
Sheffield
34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
above England
School
25.0%
Sheffield
24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Sheffield
0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
51.4%
898
Any other ethnic group
10.8%
189
Indian
5.0%
87
Any other Asian background
4.8%
83
African
4.7%
82
Pakistani
4.5%
79
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
14.2%
248 of
1,747 pupils
6.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
58.0
18.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.54 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
6.03%
Sheffield
7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
15.40%
Sheffield
18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.68 pts
higher than
England
School
2.48%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
111.4%
19.1 pts
above England
Tapton School & Sixth Form
111.4%
Sheffield
98.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.