School profile

Yewlands Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Sheffield, S35 8NN

Requires improvement

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,656 of 3,312

Worse than 80% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Yewlands Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils884 of 1,033 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMs Kimberley Willmot
TrustBRIGANTIA LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Local authoritySheffield
Opened01 Apr 2018
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 145943.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Attainment 8 score39.944.746.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths57.9%63%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths36.8%46.3%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths4.7%14.5%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths49.7%58.7%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4171--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils884
Girls424
Boys460
Eligible for free school meals44.9%
First language not English3.6%
SEN support232
EHC plan41
Average class size22.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
89.1%
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
African
1.9%
White and Asian
1.2%
Other mixed
0.8%
Other Asian
0.8%
Other ethnic group
0.8%
Other White
0.7%
White and Black African
0.7%
Caribbean
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Overall absence11.6%-8%
Persistent absence33.5%-21.6%
Severe absence7.5%-3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)179
Applications (Year 7)311
First preference applications (Year 7)172
First preference offers (Year 7)169
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,033
Pupils on roll926
Unfilled places10.4%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult11.6
Teachers (FTE)50.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.85
Support staff (FTE)42.02
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2558
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2544.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate48.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions14.4%
Permanent exclusion rate0.8%
Permanent exclusions7

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination74.8%
Staying in education68.6%
Further education48.4%
Not sustained18.2%
School sixth form13.8%
Sixth form college5.7%
Apprenticeship4.4%
Employment1.9%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Yewlands Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryMansel PrimaryAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.1 miPrimarySt Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryFox Hill PrimaryAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.6 miSecondaryMercia Northridge SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryGrenoside Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryMonteney Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryMeynell Nursery & Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryEcclesfield Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryParson Cross Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.1 miPrimarySouthey Green Nursery & Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Yewlands Academy

What is Yewlands Academy's Ofsted rating?

Yewlands Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 1 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Yewlands Academy rank in England?

Yewlands Academy ranks 2,656 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 80% of schools).

How many pupils attend Yewlands Academy?

Yewlands Academy has 884 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 1,033.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.