UTC Sheffield City Centre
111 Matilda Street, Sheffield, S1 4QF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Alex Reynolds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Sheffield College
- Constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 543
- URN
- 139695
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01143084500
About this school
UTC Sheffield City Centre is a secondary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 543 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 105 | 100 | 99 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 40.4 | 39.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -0.97 to -0.42 | -1.00 -1.27 to -0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 35% | 23.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 60% | 59.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
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 UTC Sheffield City Centre 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 | 43.5 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 485 |
| 2023/24 | 492 |
| 2024/25 | 536 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How UTC Sheffield City Centre compares
UTC Sheffield City Centre ranked 20th 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39 | 9.6% | 29.6% | 543 | — |
| All Saints' Catholic High School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 27.2% | 1,404 | 0.5 miles |
| King Edward VII School | 50.8 | 8.5% | 28.6% | 1,729 | 1.1 miles |
| Sheffield Springs Academy | 38.9 | 13.2% | 59% | 1,083 | 1.9 miles |
| Newfield Secondary School | 47.9 | 7.5% | 36.1% | 1,048 | 2.0 miles |
| Mercia School | 68.1 | 4.1% | 24.3% | 1,070 | 2.0 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)
- 29.57%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.56%
- Persistent absence
- 27.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Catholic High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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King Edward VII School1.1 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Sheffield Springs Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Newfield Secondary School2.0 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Mercia School2.0 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
UTC Sheffield City Centre ranks 25th 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 UTC Sheffield City Centre teach?
- UTC Sheffield City Centre teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the principal of UTC Sheffield City Centre?
- The principal of UTC Sheffield City Centre is Mr Alex Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was UTC Sheffield City Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected UTC Sheffield City Centre, 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 UTC Sheffield City Centre?
- UTC Sheffield City Centre has 543 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is UTC Sheffield City Centre full?
- UTC Sheffield City Centre has capacity for 600 pupils and 543 on roll (91%), 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 UTC Sheffield City Centre a faith school?
- No. UTC Sheffield City Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is UTC Sheffield City Centre a selective school?
- No. UTC Sheffield City Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs UTC Sheffield City Centre?
- UTC Sheffield City Centre is part of THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have UTC Sheffield City Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.5 in 2022/23 and 39 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does UTC Sheffield City Centre rank locally?
- UTC Sheffield City Centre ranked 20th 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 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is UTC Sheffield City Centre's absence rate?
- UTC Sheffield City Centre's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are UTC Sheffield City Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, UTC Sheffield City Centre'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.