Chapeltown Academy

Free schools 16 to 19 · Mixed · ages 16–19 · with sixth formSheffield, Sheffield S35school website

About half of students go on to university — above the England rate.

Where this school leads
46%

of 16–18 leavers started university · Sheffield 37% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Chapeltown Academy: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 11%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 9%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 3%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 8%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 6%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 2%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 16%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 5%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
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Students
249
Free school meals
0.0%

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Students: of 400 places. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

16%went to one of the most selective universities
This school16%
Sheffield19%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 151 students who left in 2023

46% went to university (England 37%). 15% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 18% went into work and 12% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureChapeltown AcademySheffieldEngland
Students in the cohort1515,177541,441
Any sustained destination84%77%79%
University (higher education)46%37%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students16%19%19%
Further education1%6%5%
Apprenticeship15%7%7%
Employment18%25%28%
No sustained destination12%18%16%
Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol2025<5<5—
2024<5<5—
2023<5<5—

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

15.72%of the A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 1,259 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Transversal Skills16%
Mathematics & Statistics11%
Natural Sciences9%
Business & Administration8%
Law & Public Administration6%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

A level subjects21

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

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics5240%31%
Chemistry4233%17%
Biology3930%20%
Psychology3628%23%
Sociology2519%13%
Physics2419%12%
Business Studies2318%13%
Law1814%4%
Economics1713%13%
Geography1411%10%
History1310%13%
Further Mathematics119%5%
English Literature97%11%
Computer Science97%5%
Film Studies65%2%
Turkish——0%
English Language and Literature——2%
German——0%
Politics——6%
Religious Studies——4%
Spanish——2%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses7
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1411%—
Manufacturing EngineeringBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*129%—
Engineering StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*119%—
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*119%—
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)108%—
Health StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*———
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*———
A level results8
MeasureChapeltown AcademySheffieldEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study297——
— of whom A level students1292,294261,341
Average A level gradeCC+B-
Average points per A level entry29.7234.9535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects14%19%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages11
Transversal Skills14%
Mathematics & Statistics10%
Business & Administration8%
Natural Sciences7%
Law & Public Administration6%
Green & Sustainability4%
Digital & ICT Skills2%
Social & Cultural Skills2%
Arts & Humanities1%
Health & Safety1%
Language & Communication0%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

graph 4.4mathematical model 4.2vector 3.7integration 2.1trigonometric identity 2.0exponential function 2.0differential equation 2.0numerical method 1.6gradient 1.6si unit 1.4differentiation 1.4inequality 1.3trigonometric function 1.3limitation 1.2inverse function 1.2tangent 1.2binomial expansion 1.2sequence 1.2force 1.2point of inflection 1.2standard deviation 1.2normal distribution 1.2equilibrium 1.2series 1.1

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses accuracy, research ethics, experimental design from Biology, Chemistry, Further Mathematics and 4 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses qualitative data, quantitative data, data presentation from Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Digital and technology solutions professionalLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data presentation, conclusion, perform data cleansing from Biology, Business Studies, Computer Science and 3 more · jobs: business analyst, ICT consultant, business economics researcher
More apprenticeships9
Laboratory technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses data presentation, chromatography, graph from Biology, Chemistry, Economics and 2 more · jobs: bacteriology technician, scientific laboratory technician, biology technician
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses genetic diversity, variables, evolution from Biology, Psychology · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Electro-mechanical engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses kinematics, integration, equilibrium from Further Mathematics, Mathematics · jobs: electrical engineer, electromechanical engineer, instrumentation engineer
Biomedical scientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data presentation, accuracy, si unit from Biology, Mathematics · jobs: biomedical scientist, specialist biomedical scientist, biomedical scientist advanced
Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, abstraction, ratio from Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics and 3 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Engineer surveyorLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses si unit, trigonometric identity, exponential function from Mathematics, Physics · jobs: electrical equipment inspector, process engineering technician, punch press operator
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data presentation, research design, assumption from Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics and 4 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses kinematics, integration, friction from Further Mathematics, Mathematics · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Costs lawyerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · uses causation, limitation, nuisance from Law, Mathematics · jobs: lawyer, corporate lawyer, lawyer linguist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Admission is by application to the provider, usually against GCSE grades for each course; there is no distance rule.

  1. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly; most close applications in these months
  2. AugGCSE results day: places are confirmed against the entry grades
Sheffield

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Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.