The Birley Academy
Birley Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3BP ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Sheffield. Ofsted inspection (May 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 37.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 211 families put it first for 226 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,061
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Academy trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Hall
- Opened
- Feb 2017
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
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
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 219 pupils
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
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
211 of 211 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.
Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.
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.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)36.5%
- English as an additional language11%
- SEN support23.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan5.8%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.