The Birley 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/06/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Birley Lane, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Birley Lane, Sheffield, S12 3BP
Website: http://www.birleysecondaryacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01142392531
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gina Newton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143963

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1163
Number of Pupils: 1075
Number of Boys: 577
Number of Girls: 498

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.28 Confidence interval -0.45 to -0.12
Of the 224 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 223 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birley Primary Academy
Thornbridge Avenue , Birley S12 3AB 		3out of 4 179 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Carter Hall Road , S12 3HS 		2out of 4 1,151 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Primary School
Main Road , Ridgeway S12 3XR 		3out of 4 1,235 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Jermyn Crescent , Hackenthorpe S12 4QE 		3out of 4 1,268 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Spring Water Avenue , Hackenthorpe S12 4HJ 		3out of 4 1,556 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Birley Academy
Birley Lane , S12 3BP 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy City
Stradbroke Road , S13 8SS 		3out of 4 2,342 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sheffield Springs Academy
Hurlfield Road , S12 2SF 		3out of 4 2,908 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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