All Saints' Catholic High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,404 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9
Free schools
Mercia School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,070of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 172
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 8 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 at Mercia School in 2023, 73% stayed on in Mercia School’s own sixth form (Sheffield average 36%), 19% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 68.1 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in Sheffield, with 83% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
A level grades average B+, well above the England average of B-; 38% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Mercia School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 118 | 5,938 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 73% | 36% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Mercia School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 68.1 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 83% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 100% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.69 | 3.84 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 59.7 | 30.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 71.2 | 50.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 40% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 172 | 100% | 89% | 47% | 20% | 92% |
| English Literature | 172 | 100% | 86% | 56% | 21% | 97% |
| Mathematics | 172 | 100% | 88% | 51% | 22% | 95% |
| French | 169 | 98% | 18% | 55% | 29% | 89% |
| Geography | 110 | 64% | 41% | 41% | 25% | 85% |
| Combined Science | 107 | 62% | 65% | 38% | 9% | 90% |
| History | 74 | 43% | 41% | 74% | 26% | 97% |
| Physics | 65 | 38% | 23% | 66% | 46% | 98% |
| Biology | 65 | 38% | 23% | 78% | 45% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 65 | 38% | 23% | 72% | 47% | 97% |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 33% | 31% | 66% | 32% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 46 | 27% | 13% | 65% | 30% | 96% |
| Drama | 32 | 19% | 7% | 22% | 27% | 91% |
| Photography | 28 | 16% | 6% | 50% | 19% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 25 | 15% | 7% | 48% | 24% | 100% |
| Music | 13 | 8% | 5% | 92% | 33% | 100% |
| Arabic | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 31 | 52% | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | 30 | 50% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Mercia School | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 132 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 60 | 2,294 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 42.13 | 34.95 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 38% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 41 | 68% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 34 | 57% | 17% |
| Biology | 30 | 50% | 20% |
| English Literature | 11 | 18% | 11% |
| Psychology | 9 | 15% | 23% |
| Further Mathematics | 9 | 15% | 5% |
| Economics | 9 | 15% | 13% |
| French | 8 | 13% | 1% |
| Physics | 8 | 13% | 12% |
| Geography | 7 | 12% | 10% |
| Politics | 6 | 10% | 6% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 43 | 72% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.