All secondary schools are awarded a Progress 8 score based on the improvement made by students there between Key Stage 2 at the end of primary school and Key Stage 4, when they sit their GCSEs and other exams. A positive score means they are making better than average progress compared with schools nationally, with a negative rating indicating the opposite.
Schools: The Sheffield secondary schools where the most pupils get into Oxford or Cambridge university
The Government believes this ‘value added’ points system is a fairer reflection of a school’s performance than raw grades which fail to take into account what level pupils were at when they started their secondary school education. Below are the Sheffield schools with the best Progress 8 scores based on provisional data published on October 20 this year. Some schools do not have a Progress 8 score as they have not been open long enough for this to be applicable.
The Government believes this ‘value added’ points system is a fairer reflection of a school’s performance than raw grades which fail to take into account what level pupils were at when they started their secondary school education. Below are the Sheffield schools with the best Progress 8 scores based on provisional data published on October 20 this year. Some schools do not have a Progress 8 score as they have not been open long enough for this to be applicable.
![All Saints' Catholic High School in Sheffield had a Progress 8 score of -0.03 based on Key Stage 4 results including GCSEs for the 2021/22 academic year, meaning pupils there are making slightly less progress than on average at secondary schools nationally](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1NzIwODQ4LWI5NDAtNDViOC1hMGYwLTY1ODViOWI1YzcwODpjY2YxODJmYS0yNjQ0LTQ5ZGItOGE0YS03ZjNkNjRjMWFkMTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. All Saints' Catholic High School
All Saints' Catholic High School in Sheffield had a Progress 8 score of -0.03 based on Key Stage 4 results including GCSEs for the 2021/22 academic year, meaning pupils there are making slightly less progress than on average at secondary schools nationally Photo: Google
![Forge Valley School in Sheffield had a Progress 8 score of -0.04 based on Key Stage 4 results including GCSEs for the 2021/22 academic year, meaning pupils there are making slightly less progress than on average at secondary schools nationally](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU1NGQ0YmI1LWY0NzgtNDkxNi1hZDVlLTYzYWM0YzgzMDM0MDplYzQxMDU2ZC01MTNmLTQ4ZDMtODdmYi00MjZjYTE3ZmI5NjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Forge Valley School
Forge Valley School in Sheffield had a Progress 8 score of -0.04 based on Key Stage 4 results including GCSEs for the 2021/22 academic year, meaning pupils there are making slightly less progress than on average at secondary schools nationally Photo: Other
![Ecclesfield School in Sheffield had a Progress 8 score of -0.06 based on Key Stage 4 results including GCSEs for the 2021/22 academic year, meaning pupils there are making slightly less progress than on average at secondary schools nationally](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcxYTQ4Yjg0LWE1OWQtNGYwYy1iZmM0LThiNTBlMDExZGRlOTphOWQ0ZjdjNy1hNTYwLTRiYjgtYWZlMC03OTRlODVkYjBjODI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Ecclesfield School
Ecclesfield School in Sheffield had a Progress 8 score of -0.06 based on Key Stage 4 results including GCSEs for the 2021/22 academic year, meaning pupils there are making slightly less progress than on average at secondary schools nationally Photo: Chris Etchells