How many schools does Sheffield have?

OfferDay lists 194 schools in Sheffield, including 132 primary schools and 28 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Sheffield?

Every school in Sheffield is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Sheffield ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Sheffield does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Sheffield local authority?

OfferDay groups the Sheffield schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Sheffield local authority

Sheffield has 194 schools listed on OfferDay across 2 towns.

2 nursery schools · 132 primary schools · 28 secondary schools · 3 all-through schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 18 special and alternative provision schools · 6 independent schools · 2 other establishments

About schools in Sheffield

Sheffield lists 194 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 28 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has three all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 58%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 116 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 44.8; average Attainment 8 score, across the 32 schools with published results

Top schools in Sheffield

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Totley Primary School 92%
2 Bradfield Dungworth Primary School 90%
3 Shortbrook Primary School 90%
4 Loxley Primary School 87%
5 Greengate Lane Academy 85%
6 Oughtibridge Primary School 84%
7 Dore Primary School 82%
8 St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 81%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Sheffield.

Common questions about schools in Sheffield

How many schools does Sheffield have?: OfferDay lists 194 schools in Sheffield, including 132 primary schools and 28 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Sheffield?: Every school in Sheffield is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Sheffield ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Sheffield does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Sheffield local authority?: OfferDay groups the Sheffield schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.