Bradfield Secondary School
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Bradfield Secondary School is a converter academy in Sheffield for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 1,006 pupils and room for 1,200. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 52 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 31% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE0114 286 3861bradfield.sheffield.sch.ukMr Dale Barrowclough headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 June 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
209 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019† | 2018† | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 209 | 225 | 198 | 197 | 170 | 180 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 49.2 | 45.4 | 46.8 | 48.2 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 45.2 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.47 | -0.45 | -0.54 | -0.09 | -0.19 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 54% | 52% | 53% | 49% | 48% | 49% | 44% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 74% | 70% | 71% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.31 | 3.93 | 4.02 | 4.11 | 4.47 | 4.23 | 4.01 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 25% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 34% | 26% | 40% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 34.0 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 28.9 | 32.3 | 35.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 51.7 | 47.9 | 49.8 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 23.0 | 24.1 | 31.3 | 25.1 | 25.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 60.8 | 60.8 | 63.8 | 60.5 | 60.0 | – | – |
† These results are for Bradfield School, the school this one replaced in February 2020. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 19 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Religious Studies (35% here, 60% across England), Computer Science (36% here, 56% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 26% | 60% | 81% | 53% | 912 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 204 | 17% | 66% | 82% | 58% | 843 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 203 | 16% | 57% | 79% | 54% | 1,221 of 3,210 |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 11% | 35% | 51% | 60% | 1,680 of 1,825 |
| Combined Science | 137 | 1% | 41% | 58% | 36% | 1,035 of 3,084 |
| Geography | 103 | 23% | 63% | 76% | 51% | 699 of 3,116 |
| History | 77 | 25% | 46% | 56% | 52% | 1,887 of 3,126 |
| Chemistry | 68 | 46% | 93% | 97% | 81% | 945 of 2,537 |
| Biology | 68 | 46% | 93% | 99% | 82% | 942 of 2,570 |
| Physics | 67 | 48% | 94% | 99% | 82% | 841 of 2,546 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 64 | 14% | 48% | 66% | 52% | 606 of 1,098 |
| Design & Technology | 56 | 27% | 59% | 73% | 50% | 502 of 1,478 |
| Physical Education | 49 | 22% | 63% | 76% | 56% | 596 of 1,559 |
| Business | 48 | 38% | 67% | 77% | 51% | 355 of 1,806 |
| French | 47 | 34% | 70% | 83% | 60% | 708 of 1,974 |
| Art and Design | 46 | 20% | 76% | 89% | 58% | 603 of 2,818 |
| Spanish | 27 | 30% | 70% | 78% | 54% | 449 of 1,941 |
| Drama | 23 | 22% | 61% | 70% | 60% | 460 of 844 |
| Computer Science | 22 | 0% | 36% | 50% | 56% | 1,434 of 1,861 |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Sheffield council has drawn an official catchment area for this school. You can see it on the map below; it covers about 104 square kilometres. Living inside it moves your child up the queue when there are more applicants than places. It doesn't guarantee a place: the council's admissions rules decide the order.
Set your home postcode at the top of the page to see whether you live inside it.
About 78 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 4% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sheffield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What a home inside the catchment costs
Every home sold inside the council's catchment area, of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 12 pupils, for moderate learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Sheffield with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (37), Specific learning difficulty (32), Moderate learning difficulty (26), Autistic spectrum disorder (21), language and communications needs (11), Physical disability (4).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,006 | 1,021 | 1,080 | 1,059 | 1,075 | 1,067 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 17% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.3% | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.8% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 15.5% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 26.6 | 51.2 | 47.7 | 44.6 | 15.3 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Bradfield School, the school this one replaced in February 2020. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 198 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 74%, compared with 96% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 92% | 94% | 98% |
| Education | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Work | 4% | 4% | 2% |
| Not in education, work or training | 6% | 6% | 2% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | Academy | 2.2 miles | 1,494 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| Mercia Northridge School | Academy | 2.5 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Yewlands Academy | Academy | 2.6 miles | 884 | No overall grade 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 886 | Good 2023 | 30 | Compare |
| Tapton School & Sixth Form | Academy | 3.6 miles | 1,747 | No overall grade 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| Notre Dame High School | Academy | 3.8 miles | 1,491 | Good 2022 | 80 | Compare |
| Astrea Academy Sheffield | Free school | 3.9 miles | 1,070 | Good 2022 | 59 | Compare |
| Ecclesfield School | Academy | 3.9 miles | 1,711 | Good 2022 | 27 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Bradfield Secondary School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 52 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 52% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 42 to 62. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | in line | +0.05 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 209 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | below | -0.14 | DfE progress measure; 209 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | above | +0.08 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.07 | 2024/25; 1,073 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | below | -0.07 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 209 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | +0.01 | 198 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Bradfield Secondary School a good school?
It is about average. Bradfield Secondary School scores 52 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 31% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 42 to 62, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Bradfield Secondary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bradfield Secondary School not judged at its last full inspection on 3 June 2025.
How good are Bradfield Secondary School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 54% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 49.2, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Bradfield Secondary School have?
1,006 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,200 places, so it is 84% full.
Is Bradfield Secondary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 78 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Bradfield Secondary School?
Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Bradfield Secondary School?
The average class had 27.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 32% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Bradfield Secondary School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for moderate learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Bradfield Secondary School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE
- Telephone
- 0114 286 3861
- Website
- www.bradfield.sheffield.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Dale Barrowclough
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Stannington
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2020 (fresh start)
- URN
- 147788 · LAESTAB 3734017 · UKPRN 10085445
- Formerly
- Bradfield School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Catchment area: Sheffield council open data (Open Government Licence), reprojected to WGS84.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.