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Sheffield Springs Academy

Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 2SF ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2024Christian

At a glance

A state Christian secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Sheffield. Ofsted inspection (October 2024): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 38.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 168 families put it first for 237 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 1,083
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Sheffield
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher: Ms Claire Cartledge
Opened: Sept 2006

School website 01142392631 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 15 Oct 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 196 pupils

Attainment 8

38.9

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

38.3%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

50.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.62

2023/24 · CI -0.83 to -0.41

This school

38.9

Sheffield

43.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

237

1st preferences

168

All applications

340

1st prefs per place

0.71

Fewer first choices than places

168 of 168 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

Official secondary catchment published by Sheffield City Council (Open Government Licence, 2024-01-26). Source

The boundary is shown on the map on this page. Check the council's current admissions arrangements, as boundaries can change.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,047

Capacity

1,050

103% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)59%
English as an additional language24.7%
SEN support15.4%
Education, Health and Care plan4.4%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.