Here are the latest figures for how well Sheffield's pupils did at their GCSEs in the 2024-2025 academic year - and which schools did the best.
The deadline for secondary school applications to get your child in for Year 7 closes in Sheffield on October 16 - less than a month away.
Parents and pupils can pick their school based on all sorts of reason - from tradition to public transport, to the strength of their SEND support to the prestige of their sports facilities.
But if the goal is good grades, the place to start is a school’s ‘Attainment 8’ scores - the way the Department for Education weigh up how well pupils have performed in up to eight qualifications, made up of a combination of English, maths, sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and other qualifications.
Alongside those are figures for how many pupils earned at least a Grade 5 in English and maths, as well as the number of pupils who entered 'EBacc' - shorthand for if pupils study English, maths, sciences, a language, and either history or geography.
They are not the official metric the Government uses to gauge how well a school is doing - but they do give a good insight into what kind of grades pupils get at each school in Sheffield.
The latest figures are only for how well pupils did in the 2024/25 academic year, as the next batch of Attainment 8 scores for 2025/26 will not come out until February.
Take a look at our gallery below for a cheat sheet of the best schools in Sheffield.
To learn more about how to apply for a school place in Sheffield in time for September 2027, visit the Sheffield City Council’s website here - https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/schools-childcare/how-apply-school-sheffield/apply-secondary-school.
5. King Ecgbert School
King Ecgbert School had the fifth best GCSE grades in Sheffield in 2024-2025, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.1, with 39.8 per cent of its eligible students entering for EBacc and 64.1 per cent of students earning a Grade 5 or higher in English and Maths. | Google
6. Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School had the sixth best GCSE grades in Sheffield in 2024-2025, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.8, with 49.3 per cent of its eligible students entering for EBacc and 53.8 per cent of students earning a Grade 5 or higher in English and Maths. | Google
7. King Edward VII School
GCSE Results Day 2025 at King Edward VII School. KES had the seventh best GCSE grades in Sheffield in 2024-2025, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.8, with 49.3 per cent of its eligible students entering for EBacc and 55.1 per cent of students earning a Grade 5 or higher in English and Maths. | Kind Edward VII School
8. All Saints' Catholic High School
All saints' Catholic High School had the 8th best GCSE grades in Sheffield in 2024-2025, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, with 68.8 per cent of its eligible students entering for EBacc and 53.7 per cent of students earning a Grade 5 or higher in English and Maths. | Google