Archdale School
Archdale Road, Sheffield, S2 1PL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Catherine Shipton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 107177
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142726165
About this school
Archdale School is a community special school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 99 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Archdale 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 | 0% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.33%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.55%
- Persistent absence
- 33.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheffield Inclusion Centre0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Sheffield
-
Discovery Academy1.3 miles
Free Schools · Sheffield
-
Willow Park School1.3 miles
Academies · Sheffield
-
Seven Hills School1.4 miles
Academies · Sheffield
-
Al-Mahad Al-Islami1.5 miles
Independent schools · South Yorkshire
Other schools in Sheffield
- Aldine House Secure Children's Centre Other types
- 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
- Paces School for Conductive Education Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Archdale School teach?
- Archdale School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Archdale School?
- The headteacher of Archdale School is Miss Catherine Shipton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Archdale School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Archdale School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Archdale School?
- Archdale School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Archdale School a faith school?
- No. Archdale School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Archdale School have?
- The schools register lists Archdale School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Archdale School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Archdale School's absence rate?
- Archdale School's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Archdale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Archdale 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 29 June 2026.