Bents Green School
Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, S11 7TB
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Bents Green School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Aileen Hosty Laura Rzepinski
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 288
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 107169
- Local authority
- Sheffield
About this school
Bents Green School was a community special school in Sheffield. It taught children aged 11 to 19 and had 323 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bents Green School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 41 | 43 | 64 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.17 -1.61 to -0.73 | -1.41 -1.88 to -0.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 1.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 2% | 4.7% | 3.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bents Green School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.9 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.14%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bents Green School0.0 miles
Academies · Sheffield
-
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery1.0 miles
Independent schools · Sheffield
-
Aldine House Secure Children's Centre1.4 miles
Other types · Sheffield
-
Kenwood Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Sheffield
-
Birkdale School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
- Aldine House Secure Children's Centre Other types
- Archdale School Special schools
- Bents Green School Academies
- Brantwood Garden School Special schools
- Discovery Academy Free Schools
- Elements Academy Free Schools
- Freeman College Other types
- Kenwood Academy Academies
- Kingfisher Academy Academies
- Landmarks Other types
- Lotus Academy Academies
- Mossbrook School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bents Green School teach?
- Bents Green School taught children aged 11 to 19. It was a special school in Sheffield.
- Has Bents Green School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bents Green School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bents Green School?
- Bents Green School had 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- How have Bents Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.7 in 2022/23 and 2.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bents Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bents Green School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 31 August 2025.