This ranking has looked at Government data to sort the Steel City’s schools in order of the strongest A Level results – that is, what percentage of its cohort at the end of the academic year in 2022 who earned an AAB or higher.
This is far from a ranking of schools from “best to worst”, as several of Sheffield’s colleges that appear towards the bottom of this list specialise in technical qualifications and post extremely strong results in those every year.
Similarly, this ranking does not take into account other measures of a school’s success, such as how many of its pupils enter higher education or fulfil other ambitions after school, which you can read more about here.
The Star has left several schools off this ranking. Sheffield College does not post traditional A Level results, Al-Mahad Al-Islami school only had three pupils in its A-Level cohort last year, and UTC Sheffield Olympic Park’s figures were ‘suppressed’ by the Government for unknown reasons – however, UTC is not known for its A Levels and instead posts very strong technical qualifications every year.
Here are Sheffield's 14 sixth form offerings ranked by how many AAB results they got in 2022.
13. King Ecgbert School
At 32.3 per cent, King Ecgbert School saw nearly a third of its 192 leavers in 2022 earn an AAB of higher. Photo: Marie Caley
14. Silverdale School
We now enter the three highest performing schools in Sheffield based on A Levels results. Silverdale School had 186 leavers in 2022, with 40.5 per cent of them attaining an AAB or higher. Photo: Scott Merrylees
15. Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Meadowhead School Academy Trust had a cohort of 127 taking their A Levels in 2022, with 44.1 per cent of them earning an AAB or higher, making it the best performing school in the city that isn't private. Photo: Google Maps
16. Sheffield High School for Girls
Sheffield High School for Girls, a private school in Broomhall, is the best performing sixth form in the city, where an astonishing 64.3 per cent of its A Level 58 pupil earning an AAB or higher. Photo: Google