Academy sponsor led

Sheffield Park Academy

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth form · ChristianSheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber · Sheffield S2 1SNTrust: United Learning TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,185of 1,050 places
Free school meals
57.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
199
Ofsted
School remains Good, 8 December 2022Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Waltheof School (URN 107127).

What the data says

Of the 204 pupils who finished Year 11 at Sheffield Park Academy in 2023, 26% stayed on in Sheffield Park Academy’s own sixth form (Sheffield average 36%), 43% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 67 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 52% went to university (Sheffield 37%, England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 35.1 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in Sheffield, with 24% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sheffield and England.

Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSheffield Park AcademySheffieldEngland
Pupils in the cohort2045,938607,348
Any sustained destination81%89%92%
Stayed in education75%84%86%
— school sixth form26%36%34%
— sixth form college5%8%13%
— further education college43%38%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship4%3%3%
Employment3%2%3%
No sustained destination10%7%6%
Destination unknown9%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSheffield Park AcademySheffieldEngland
Students in the cohort675,177541,441
Any sustained destination73%77%79%
University (higher education)52%37%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students11%19%19%
Further education1%6%5%
Apprenticeship4%7%7%
Employment15%25%28%
No sustained destination21%18%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSheffield Park AcademySheffieldEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)35.143.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%61%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects34%38%41%
EBacc average point score3.023.844.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort58%36%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils29.030.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils43.450.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language30%22%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Literature199100%86%12%21%61%
English Language199100%89%11%20%53%
Mathematics199100%88%9%22%48%
Combined Science17286%65%0%9%33%
Geography7035%41%6%25%47%
History6834%41%28%26%62%
French6734%18%10%29%58%
Statistics5829%5%0%20%33%
Biology2312%23%22%45%100%
Chemistry2312%23%26%47%100%
Physics2312%23%22%46%96%
Psychology2010%3%5%22%50%
Textiles179%2%0%27%12%
Fine Art179%9%6%28%35%
Sociology147%4%29%21%64%
Physical Education137%11%8%24%85%
Computer Science95%13%11%30%89%
Music95%5%0%33%67%
Arabic32%1%47%
Polish32%1%84%
Urdu32%1%42%
Portuguese21%0%50%
Italian11%0%53%
Spanish11%19%27%
Bengali11%0%35%
Russian11%0%87%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies31100%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2790%
Small Business Management2480%
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)2273%
Speech and Drama1963%
Sports Studies1447%
Tourism1343%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1240%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSheffield Park AcademySheffieldEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study122
— of whom A level students302,294261,341
Average A level gradeCC+B-
Average points per A level entry28.7834.9535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects21%19%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics1653%31%
Psychology1137%23%
Further Mathematics930%5%
English Literature827%11%
Sociology723%13%
Chemistry17%
Physics12%
Biology20%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*1137%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31033%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1033%
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*930%
PhysicsGCE AS level (All)
PhysicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Computing and IT Advanced TechnicianBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Business StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Sheffield

Ecclesfield School

Academy sponsor led · 1,711 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.