Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
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Handsworth Grange Community Sports College is a converter academy in Sheffield for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 989 pupils and room for 1,025. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 6 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 9% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 9HJ0114 269 4801hgcsc.co.ukMiss Suzy Mattock 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
204 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 | 204 | 201 | 199 | 205 | 202 | 196 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 36.6 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 44.6 | 45.4 | 46.2 | 45.2 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.64 | -0.18 | -0.06 | +0.33 | +0.39 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 27% | 33% | 31% | 33% | 37% | 40% | 44% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 46% | 55% | 52% | 59% | 59% | 62% | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.11 | 3.41 | 3.37 | 3.73 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 4.01 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 29% | 29% | 20% | 25% | 23% | 22% | 40% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 25.9 | 29.0 | 35.5 | 38.3 | 38.4 | 39.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 42.0 | 43.4 | 44.9 | 48.1 | 48.9 | 49.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 24.8 | 27.2 | 31.2 | 24.8 | 29.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 57.8 | 59.3 | 68.8 | 61.1 | 61.9 | – | – |
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.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Social Studies (18% here, 54% across England), Music (26% here, 61% across England), Food Preparation & Nutrition (18% here, 52% across England), Religious Studies (29% here, 60% 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 | 204 | 13% | 35% | 54% | 53% | 2,741 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 202 | 12% | 33% | 51% | 54% | 2,911 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 194 | 10% | 36% | 55% | 58% | 2,880 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 152 | 0% | 13% | 34% | 36% | 2,913 of 3,084 |
| History | 134 | 14% | 29% | 39% | 52% | 2,814 of 3,126 |
| Computer Science | 62 | 13% | 40% | 52% | 56% | 1,341 of 1,861 |
| Spanish | 59 | 14% | 27% | 49% | 54% | 1,754 of 1,941 |
| Design & Technology | 58 | 5% | 31% | 53% | 50% | 1,135 of 1,478 |
| Geography | 56 | 9% | 29% | 41% | 51% | 2,677 of 3,116 |
| Art and Design | 51 | 8% | 39% | 82% | 58% | 2,252 of 2,818 |
| Social Studies | 50 | 6% | 18% | 32% | 54% | 1,006 of 1,043 |
| Physics | 45 | 22% | 82% | 93% | 82% | 1,513 of 2,546 |
| Chemistry | 44 | 27% | 75% | 93% | 81% | 1,773 of 2,537 |
| Biology | 44 | 32% | 86% | 98% | 82% | 1,337 of 2,570 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 34 | 3% | 18% | 27% | 52% | 1,034 of 1,098 |
| Music | 19 | 0% | 26% | 53% | 61% | – |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 12% | 29% | 41% | 60% | – |
| Drama | 15 | 0% | 40% | 40% | 60% | – |
| Statistics | 11 | 36% | 82% | 100% | 51% | – |
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 7.6 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.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have fallen by 3% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
The last child to get a place lived 2.5 miles away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 2.5 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 205 | 2.5 miles | LA |
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (64), Autistic spectrum disorder (46), Moderate learning difficulty (46), language and communications needs (26), Specific learning difficulty (22), Other difficulty or disability (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 989 | 992 | 1,000 | 1,010 | 1,012 | 1,033 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 34% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 27% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 11% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.1% 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 | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.7% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 4.1% | 2.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 30.1% | 30.3% | 31.5% | 29.3% | 13.8% | 12.5% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 51.0 | 36.7 | 66.7 | 41.2 | 6.5 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 199 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 82%, compared with 89% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 87% | 90% | 93% | 95% |
| Education | 81% | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Work | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Not in education, work or training | 9% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy City | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,138 | No overall grade 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Sheffield Park Academy | Academy | 1.9 miles | 1,185 | Good 2022 | 7 | Compare |
| Aston Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 1,366 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| The Birley Academy | Academy | 2.3 miles | 1,061 | No overall grade 2025 | 21 | Compare |
| Brinsworth Academy | Academy | 2.4 miles | 1,389 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| Westfield School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 1,366 | Report card 2026 | 11 | Compare |
| Sheffield Springs Academy | Academy | 2.6 miles | 1,083 | No overall grade 2024 | 15 | Compare |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | University technical college | 2.9 miles | 445 | Not inspected | 24 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Handsworth Grange Community Sports College with the 45 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 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 45 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Handsworth Grange Community Sports College, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby Academy | Academy | 7.8 miles | 1,096 | Report card 2026 | 25 | Compare |
| The Bolsover School | Academy | 10.6 miles | 911 | Report card 2025 | 41 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 6 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 6% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 4 to 9. 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% | below | -0.17 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 204 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -0.25 | Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well below | -0.24 | DfE progress measure; 204 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.13 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.09 | 2024/25; 1,059 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.16 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 204 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | below | -0.04 | 199 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 Handsworth Grange Community Sports College a good school?
The figures are weak. Handsworth Grange Community Sports College scores 6 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 9% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 4 to 9, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Handsworth Grange Community Sports College's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Handsworth Grange Community Sports College not judged at its last full inspection on 3 June 2025.
How good are Handsworth Grange Community Sports College's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 27% 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 36.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Handsworth Grange Community Sports College have?
989 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,025 places, so it is 96% full.
Is Handsworth Grange Community Sports College oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 2.5 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College?
Pupils were in school 89.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 30% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College?
The average class had 19.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 14% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Handsworth Grange Community Sports College have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 87% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 9HJ
- Telephone
- 0114 269 4801
- Website
- www.hgcsc.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Suzy Mattock
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Minerva Learning Trust (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Woodhouse
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2014 (academy converter)
- URN
- 141495 · LAESTAB 3734278 · UKPRN 10047646
- Formerly
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
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.
- Admissions outcomes: Sheffield council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- 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.