Mercia School
Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield, S7 2DY ·
At a glance
A state secondary free school for ages 11–18 in Sheffield. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (February 2023). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 68.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 385 families put it first for 194 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,070
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Academy trust
- MERCIA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Joshua Fisher
- Opened
- Sept 2018
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 172 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)
187 of 385 first-preference applicants were offered a place (49%).
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)24.3%
- English as an additional language31.2%
- SEN support14.3%
- Education, Health and Care plan2%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.