Kenwood Academy
9 Moncrieffe Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield, S7 1HQ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Hadfield
- Sponsor
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 184
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 149427
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142582140
About this school
Kenwood Academy is a special academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 282 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -3.74 -4.41 to -3.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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 Kenwood Academy 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 | — | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.7 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.4 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 23.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 30.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 252 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.65%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 30.91%
- Persistent absence
- 62.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brantwood Garden School0.3 miles
Special schools · Sheffield
-
Westbourne School0.6 miles
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-
Sheffield High School GDST0.7 miles
Independent schools · Sheffield
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Birkdale School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Sheffield
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Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery1.1 miles
Independent schools · Sheffield
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Common questions
- What year groups does Kenwood Academy teach?
- Kenwood Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Kenwood Academy?
- The headteacher of Kenwood Academy is Mr Richard Hadfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kenwood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kenwood Academy, 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 Kenwood Academy?
- Kenwood Academy has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Kenwood Academy full?
- Kenwood Academy has capacity for 184 pupils and 282 on roll (153%), 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 Kenwood Academy a faith school?
- No. Kenwood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Kenwood Academy?
- Kenwood Academy is part of NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kenwood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.7 in 2023/24 and 0.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Kenwood Academy's absence rate?
- Kenwood Academy's overall absence rate is 30.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kenwood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kenwood Academy'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 3 July 2026.