Stocksbridge High School
Shay House Lane, Sheffield, S36 1FD
784 pupils · 87% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 1 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 141 | 137 | 331 | 141 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 163 | 159 | 322 | 162 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 168 | 314 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 164 | 150 | 302 | 160 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 170 | 149 | 261 | 157 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 149 | 143 | 249 | 148 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 159 | 150 | 277 | 157 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 199 | 330 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Penistone Grammar School 6.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bradfield Secondary School 6.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Yewlands Academy 8.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ecclesfield School 9.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mercia Northridge School 9.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards 10 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.