These are the 16 secondary schools in Sheffield with a ‘below average’ or ‘well below average’ performance in 2025 - at least according to one national newspaper.
The Telegraph’s league table sees secondary schools ranked according to 10 separate criteria, which add up to a maximum score of 40.
The newspaper says these are “designed to highlight a range of key data points, measuring key academic, behavioural and organisational performance”.
In a year where secondary schools will not be receiving the usual Progress 8 reports - which have been postponed this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on standardised test results - some parents may see it as a useful measuring stick for how the city’s schools are performing.
Almost 3,500 state sector secondary schools in England feature in the league table, with just five schools across the country receiving the full 40 points.
The highest achieving school in Sheffield by The Telegraph’s estimates is High Storrs School, with a score of 38/40, followed closed by Mercia (37) and Silverdale (35).
However, as good as these results are, the starker pictures is that more than half of all of Sheffield’s schools were considered ‘Below Average’ or ‘Well Below Average.’
It reflects how last year’s Progress 8s - published in November 2024 - sadly showed Sheffield is largely lagging behind the rest of the country on average.
At the time, out of the 28 Sheffield schools with reported results, a total of 15 produced grades rated ‘below average’ or ‘well below average’ for England. Just nine had a positive score.
We have examined the league table to find the 16 secondary schools Sheffield that received the lowest scores and were classed as ‘well below average’ or ‘below average’ nationally.
Please note, these rankings should only be used as a comparative measure for GCSE performance.
Take a look at the gallery below and see how your child’s school performed.
1. Chaucer School
It's been a positive year for Chaucer, no matter what The Telegraph says about it. In April, the Parson Cross school shook off an Inadequate rating it was dealt in 2022, and told it has a "more ambitious and better sequenced curriculum." The national paper ranked it as 'well below average' in its league tables, with a score of 13/40. In addition, 3.1 per cent of pupils earn a 5 or higher in its EngBacc GCSEs and it holds an Attainment 8 score of 29.2. | Google
2. Fir Vale School
Based on Owler Lane, Fir Vale School was ranked as 'well below average' by the Telegraph, where it scored 14/40 on the league table. 3.1 per cent of pupils achieve a 5 or higher in their EngBacc GCSE, and it holds an Attainment 8 score of 25.5. It was sadly rated the worst performing school in Sheffield in 22/23 and second-worst in 23/24. | Google
3. Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Based on Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth Grange Community Sports College was ranked as 'well below average' by the Telegraph, where it scored 16/40 on the league table. 2.1 per cent of pupils achieve a 5 or higher in their EngBacc GCSE, and it holds an Attainment 8 score of 36.5. It sadly suffered a severe drop in its Progress 8 scores in 2023/24, from -0/18 down to -0.65. | Google Maps
4. Hinde House Academy
Based on Shiregreen Lane, Hinde House School was ranked as 'Well Below Average' by the Telegraph, where it scored 16/40 on the league table. 2.1 per cent of pupils achieved a 5 or higher in their EngBacc GCSE, and it holds an Attainment 8 score 41.1, higher than typical for other lower scoring schools in the city by The Telegraph's estimation. | Google