Paces School for Conductive Education
Thorncliffe Hall, Newton Chambers Road, Sheffield, S35 2PH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Elizabeth Bell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 65
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- URN
- 135815
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142845298
About this school
Paces School for Conductive Education is a special school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 61 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Paces School for Conductive Education, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 June 2024, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Paces School for Conductive Education has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 55 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.61%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.43%
- Persistent absence
- 50%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park House School1.2 miles
Special schools · South Yorkshire
-
Woolley Wood School3.0 miles
Special schools · Sheffield
-
Lotus Academy3.5 miles
Academies · Sheffield
-
West Riding Academy4.1 miles
Academies · Barnsley
-
Abbey School4.2 miles
Academies · Rotherham
Other schools in Sheffield
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- 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 ages does Paces School for Conductive Education teach?
- Paces School for Conductive Education teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is a special school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Paces School for Conductive Education?
- The headteacher of Paces School for Conductive Education is Miss Elizabeth Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Paces School for Conductive Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Paces School for Conductive Education, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Paces School for Conductive Education?
- Paces School for Conductive Education has 61 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Paces School for Conductive Education full?
- Paces School for Conductive Education has capacity for 65 pupils and 61 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Paces School for Conductive Education a faith school?
- No. Paces School for Conductive Education has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Paces School for Conductive Education have?
- The schools register lists Paces School for Conductive Education's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Paces School for Conductive Education's absence rate?
- Paces School for Conductive Education's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Paces School for Conductive Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Paces School for Conductive Education'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 1 July 2026.