OFSTED
30 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Sheffield
Trust
ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,070
1,041 full-time ·
29 part-time
Female pupils
543
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
527
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.8 pts
above England
School
56.6%
Sheffield
34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
40.3 pts
above England
School
60.6%
Sheffield
24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Sheffield
0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
31.5%
337
Pakistani
26.1%
279
African
23.0%
246
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
42
Any other White background
2.6%
28
Any other Asian background
2.2%
24
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
20.5%
219 of
1,070 pupils
0.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.1 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
45.4
6.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.01 · 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
7.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.26 pts
higher than
England
School
7.48%
Sheffield
7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.62 pts
higher than
England
School
21.44%
Sheffield
18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
higher than
England
School
3.06%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.7%
6.6 pts
above England
Astrea Academy Sheffield
97.7%
Sheffield
100.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
97.2%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.