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Sheffield Park Academy

Sheffield, S2 1SNSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2022
Progress 8
-0.65
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
207 1st-choice / 238 places
Ranking
#2,794
of 3,141 nationally

About Sheffield Park Academy

Sheffield Park Academy is a mixed, Christian-faith secondary school and sixth form in the Sheffield local authority, where it ranks 23rd out of 29 schools of the same type by Progress 8. That places it in the bottom half of the city’s state secondaries, well behind the top-performing local peers such as High Storrs School, King Ecgbert School and Tapton School. The school is significantly oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 424 applications for 238 places, with 207 first-preference applications and 204 first-preference offers. Headteacher Rob Watson leads a large school of 1,212 pupils, well above its official capacity of 1,050. Over half of pupils — 58.2 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, a figure far above the national average and a clear indicator of the school’s role in a high-deprivation catchment. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2013, rated it Good overall, and an ungraded inspection in December 2022 confirmed that it remains Good.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChristian
AddressBeaumont Road North, Sheffield, Sheffield, S2 1SN
HeadteacherRob Watson
Local AuthoritySheffield
Number of Pupils1,212
Free School Meals (FSM)58.2%
School Capacity1,212 / 1,050 (115% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Dec 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Dec 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 Jun 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

13
Music RoomsSixth Form CentreScience LabsSports HallArt StudiosAstro TurfTennis CourtsDining HallLibraryICT SuiteGymnasiumTheatreChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

17

Sports

TennisBadmintonBasketballGymnasticsCricketAthleticsHockeySwimmingRugby

Clubs & Activities

Model United NationsChessDramaDuke of EdinburghFilm ClubScience ClubChoirDebate

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Sheffield Park Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.