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Bradfield Secondary School

Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 0AE ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–19 in Sheffield. Ofsted inspection (June 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 49.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 213 families put it first for 232 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–19
Pupils: 1,006
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Sheffield
Academy trust: INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher: Mrs Anna Hughes
Opened: Feb 2020

School website 01142863861 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 3 Jun 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

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 209 pupils

Attainment 8

49.2

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

53.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

74.2%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.47

2023/24 · CI -0.66 to -0.28

This school

49.2

Sheffield

43.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 139101), for example before it converted to an academy.

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

232

1st preferences

213

All applications

429

1st prefs per place

0.92

Fewer first choices than places

213 of 213 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

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.

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

1,021

Capacity

1,200

84% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.8%
English as an additional language4.1%
SEN support14.6%
Education, Health and Care plan2.4%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.