King Ecgbert School
Totley Brook Road, Sheffield, S17 3QU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Haigh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Mercia Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,197
- Pupils on roll
- 1,575
- URN
- 138841
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142353855
About this school
King Ecgbert School is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,575 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 194 | 204 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.0 | 56.4 | 56.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.58 +0.38 to +0.78 | +0.81 +0.62 to +1.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 66.2% | 64.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 78.4% | 81.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 35.3% | 39.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
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 King Ecgbert 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 | 54 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.4 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,387 |
| 2023/24 | 1,447 |
| 2024/25 | 1,504 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Ecgbert School compares
King Ecgbert School ranked 5th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.1 | 5.5% | 21.2% | 1,575 | — |
| Silverdale School | 56.7 | 5.3% | 13.7% | 1,491 | 2.2 miles |
| High Storrs School | 61 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 1,706 | 2.6 miles |
| Mercia School | 68.1 | 4.1% | 24.3% | 1,070 | 2.7 miles |
| Meadowhead School Academy Trust | 46 | 9.2% | 36.5% | 2,006 | 2.8 miles |
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School | 50 | 8.5% | 19.7% | 1,810 | 3.2 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)
- 21.17%
- English as an additional language
- 18%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 12.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Silverdale School2.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
High Storrs School2.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Mercia School2.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Meadowhead School Academy Trust2.8 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School3.2 miles
Secondary · Dronfield
Other schools in Sheffield
King Ecgbert School ranks 5th 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 King Ecgbert School teach?
- King Ecgbert School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of King Ecgbert School?
- The headteacher of King Ecgbert School is Mr Paul Haigh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Ecgbert School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Ecgbert 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 King Ecgbert School?
- King Ecgbert School has 1,575 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King Ecgbert School full?
- King Ecgbert School has capacity for 1,197 pupils and 1,575 on roll (132%), 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 King Ecgbert School a faith school?
- No. King Ecgbert School has no designated religious character.
- Is King Ecgbert School a selective school?
- No. King Ecgbert School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King Ecgbert School?
- King Ecgbert School is part of MERCIA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King Ecgbert School have?
- The schools register lists King Ecgbert School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King Ecgbert School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54 in 2022/23 and 56.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Ecgbert School rank locally?
- King Ecgbert School ranked 5th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Ecgbert School's absence rate?
- King Ecgbert School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Ecgbert School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Ecgbert 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 1 July 2026.