Stocksbridge High School
Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1FD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dave Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Minerva Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 784
- URN
- 145274
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142883153
About this school
Stocksbridge High School is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 784 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stocksbridge High School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 174 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 -0.62 to -0.18 | -0.77 -0.99 to -0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 35.6% | 26.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 56.9% | 52.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 47.7% | 41.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.7 | 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 Stocksbridge High 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 | 42.5 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 788 |
| 2023/24 | 804 |
| 2024/25 | 790 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stocksbridge High School compares
Stocksbridge High School ranked 19th of 28 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 10.4% | 31.1% | 784 | — |
| Penistone Grammar School | 53.6 | 7.1% | 15.5% | 1,946 | 4.2 miles |
| Bradfield Secondary School | 49.2 | 6.3% | 15.8% | 1,006 | 4.2 miles |
| Yewlands Academy | 37.3 | 10.8% | 41.3% | 884 | 5.4 miles |
| Ecclesfield School | 41.5 | 10.3% | 28.9% | 1,711 | 5.7 miles |
| Mercia Northridge School | — | — | — | — | 5.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 4 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.14%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 10.35%
- Persistent absence
- 26.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Penistone Grammar School4.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Bradfield Secondary School4.2 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Yewlands Academy5.4 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Ecclesfield School5.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Mercia Northridge School5.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Stocksbridge High School ranks 24th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Bradfield Secondary 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
- King Ecgbert School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Stocksbridge High School teach?
- Stocksbridge High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Stocksbridge High School?
- The headteacher of Stocksbridge High School is Mr Dave Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stocksbridge High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stocksbridge High 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 many pupils are at Stocksbridge High School?
- Stocksbridge High School has 784 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Stocksbridge High School full?
- Stocksbridge High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 784 on roll (87%), 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 Stocksbridge High School a faith school?
- No. Stocksbridge High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stocksbridge High School a selective school?
- No. Stocksbridge High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Stocksbridge High School part of an academy trust?
- Stocksbridge High School is part of MINERVA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stocksbridge High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stocksbridge High School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Stocksbridge High School ranked 19th of 28 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stocksbridge High School's absence rate?
- Stocksbridge High School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stocksbridge High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stocksbridge High 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 13 August 2026.