OFSTED
23 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Sheffield
Trust
THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
543
543 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
158
29.1% of pupils
Male pupils
385
70.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.1 pts
below England
School
22.7%
Sheffield
34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.4 pts
below England
School
7.9%
Sheffield
24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Sheffield
0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.1%
256
Unclassified
37.2%
202
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
24
Any other White background
2.6%
14
Pakistani
1.8%
10
African
1.3%
7
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
17.5%
95 of
543 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 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
39.0
0.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.00 · 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
9.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.35 pts
higher than
England
School
9.56%
Sheffield
7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.14 pts
higher than
England
School
27.96%
Sheffield
18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.30%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.50 pts
higher than
England
School
2.30%
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
90.5%
1.8 pts
below England
UTC Sheffield City Centre
90.5%
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.