Newfield Secondary School
Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, S8 9JP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIA LEARNING TRUST
- Co-Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Hollingsworth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Mercia Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,048
- URN
- 140821
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142557331
About this school
Newfield Secondary School is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,048 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 18 March 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 200 | 197 | 200 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 44.6 | 47.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.37 to +0.03 | -0.19 -0.40 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 37.6% | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 58.9% | 61.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 25.4% | 27.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
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 Newfield Secondary 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 | 43.9 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.9 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,046 |
| 2023/24 | 1,041 |
| 2024/25 | 1,057 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newfield Secondary School compares
Newfield Secondary School ranked 10th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.9 | 7.5% | 36.1% | 1,048 | — |
| Sheffield Springs Academy | 38.9 | 13.2% | 59% | 1,083 | 1.4 miles |
| Mercia School | 68.1 | 4.1% | 24.3% | 1,070 | 1.5 miles |
| Meadowhead School Academy Trust | 46 | 9.2% | 36.5% | 2,006 | 1.5 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic High School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 27.2% | 1,404 | 1.8 miles |
| UTC Sheffield City Centre | 39 | 9.6% | 29.6% | 543 | 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)
- 36.05%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.47%
- Persistent absence
- 20.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheffield Springs Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Mercia School1.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Meadowhead School Academy Trust1.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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All Saints' Catholic High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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UTC Sheffield City Centre2.0 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Newfield Secondary School ranks 11th 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 Newfield Secondary School teach?
- Newfield Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the co-headteacher of Newfield Secondary School?
- The co-headteacher of Newfield Secondary School is Mrs Ruth Hollingsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newfield Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newfield Secondary 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 Newfield Secondary School?
- Newfield Secondary School has 1,048 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Newfield Secondary School full?
- Newfield Secondary School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,048 on roll (100%), 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 Newfield Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Newfield Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Newfield Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Newfield Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Newfield Secondary School?
- Newfield Secondary 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 Newfield Secondary School have?
- The schools register lists Newfield Secondary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newfield Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 47.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newfield Secondary School rank locally?
- Newfield Secondary School ranked 10th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newfield Secondary School's absence rate?
- Newfield Secondary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newfield Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newfield Secondary 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.