Parkwood E-Act 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 30/01/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Longley Avenue West, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL
Website: https://parkwoodacademy.e-act.org.uk/
Telephone: 01142310221
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Cottingham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135934

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 930
Number of Pupils: 819
Number of Boys: 418
Number of Girls: 401

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 24% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.36 to 0.06
Of the 156 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 140 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy Watermead
Barrie Crescent , S5 8RJ
4out of 4 533 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Boynton Road , S5 7HL
3out of 4 827 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
E-ACT Pathways Academy
Raisen Hall Road , S5 7NA
2out of 4 965 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Southey Green Primary School and Nurseries
Crowder Avenue , S5 7QG
3out of 4 1,197 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School
Halifax Road , Wadsley Bridge S6 1LB
3out of 4 1,204 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkwood E-Act Academy
Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chaucer School
Wordsworth Avenue , S5 8NH
2out of 4 1,694 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Yewlands Academy
Creswick Lane , S35 8NN
1out of 4 2,681 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fir Vale School
Owler Lane , S4 8GB
2out of 4 2,806 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Forge Valley School
Wood Lane , S6 5HG
3out of 4 3,071 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longley Park Sixth Form
Horninglow Road , S5 6SG
- not rated 2,366 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Andover Street , S3 9BE
- not rated 2,663 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holgate Meadows School
Lindsay Road , S5 7WE
3out of 4 1,964 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woolley Wood School
Chaucer Road , S5 9QN
3out of 4 2,365 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bethany School
Finlay Street , S3 7PS
- not rated 3,238 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.