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Schools in Sheffield

191 schools across 1 towns

191
Total Schools
131
Primary
26
Secondary
1
SEND
5
Outstanding
65
Good
6
Req. Improvement
2
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 78 of 191 schools here that have a published grade.

Sheffield has 191 schools across 1 towns — 131 primary, 26 secondary, educating around 81,730 pupils. 90% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (70 of 78). There are currently 118 open teaching jobs in Sheffield. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Sheffield.

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School spending in Sheffield

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£8,306
per pupil (all phases)
£6,636
per primary pupil
£8,088
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

118 open teaching jobs in SheffieldView jobs →

Top-performing schools in Sheffield

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Mercia School68.1Attainment 8
  2. 2High Storrs School61.0Attainment 8
  3. 3Tapton School & Sixth Form58.0Attainment 8
  4. 4Silverdale School56.7Attainment 8
  5. 5King Ecgbert School56.1Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Sheffield

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