Sheffield Springs Academy
Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, S12 2SF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Ms Claire Cartledge
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,083
- URN
- 131896
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142392631
About this school
Sheffield Springs Academy is a Christian secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,083 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 196 | 196 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.6 | 33.7 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 -0.65 to -0.18 | -0.62 -0.83 to -0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 28.1% | 38.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 39.3% | 50.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 28.1% | 27% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
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 Sheffield Springs Academy 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 | 33.6 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.7 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 984 |
| 2023/24 | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 1,047 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheffield Springs Academy compares
Sheffield Springs Academy ranked 21st of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.9 | 13.2% | 59% | 1,083 | — |
| Sheffield Park Academy | 35.1 | 13.5% | 58.4% | 1,185 | 1.3 miles |
| Newfield Secondary School | 47.9 | 7.5% | 36.1% | 1,048 | 1.4 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic High School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 27.2% | 1,404 | 1.5 miles |
| Outwood Academy City | 40.4 | 12.3% | 43.3% | 1,138 | 1.7 miles |
| The Birley Academy | 37.2 | 11.6% | 36.5% | 1,061 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.03%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 38.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheffield Park Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Newfield Secondary School1.4 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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All Saints' Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Outwood Academy City1.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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The Birley Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Sheffield Springs Academy ranks 26th of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Bradfield Secondary School Secondary
- Chaucer School Secondary
- Dinnington High School Secondary
- E-Act Parkwood Academy Secondary
- Ecclesfield School Secondary
- Eckington School Secondary
- Fir Vale Academy Secondary
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Secondary
- High Storrs School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sheffield Springs Academy teach?
- Sheffield Springs Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the executive principal of Sheffield Springs Academy?
- The executive principal of Sheffield Springs Academy is Ms Claire Cartledge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sheffield Springs Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheffield Springs Academy, 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 Sheffield Springs Academy?
- Sheffield Springs Academy has 1,083 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sheffield Springs Academy full?
- Sheffield Springs Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,083 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sheffield Springs Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Sheffield Springs Academy is designated Christian.
- Is Sheffield Springs Academy a selective school?
- No. Sheffield Springs Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sheffield Springs Academy?
- Sheffield Springs Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sheffield Springs Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.6 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheffield Springs Academy rank locally?
- Sheffield Springs Academy ranked 21st of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sheffield Springs Academy's absence rate?
- Sheffield Springs Academy's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sheffield Springs Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheffield Springs Academy'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 30 June 2026.