Aston Academy is a secondary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/02/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Aughton Road, Sheffield, S26 4SF
Website: http://www.astonacademy.org
Telephone: 01142872171
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Rotherham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dominic Curran
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136718

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1644
Number of Boys: 798
Number of Girls: 846

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.24 Confidence interval -0.39 to -0.09
Of the 291 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 290 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:67%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.28
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aughton Early Years Centre
Main Street , Aughton S26 3XH
2out of 4 713 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swallownest Primary School
Rotherham Road , Swallownest S26 4UR
2out of 4 516 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Aughton Junior Academy
Turnshaw Avenue , Aughton S26 3XQ
3out of 4 526 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Springwood Junior Academy
Aughton Lane , Aston S26 2AL
4out of 4 990 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Aston Fence Junior and Infant School
237 Sheffield Road , Woodhouse Mill S13 9ZD
4out of 4 1,137 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School
Lodge Lane , Aston S26 2BL
3out of 4 1,326 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aston Academy
Aughton Road , Swallownest S26 4SF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.