Sheffield
Chaucer School
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What the data says
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Attainment 8 of 33.6 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 33.6
- Attainment 8
- 22%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.14
- Progress 8
- [-1.37, -0.91]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 154 | 33.6 | — | 22.1% | 5.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 159 | 29.3 | — | 16.4% | — | 11.3% | 2.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 158 | 28.0 | -1.14 | 20.9% | — | 29.7% | 2.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 166 | 30.4 | -1.08 | 19.3% | — | 30.7% | 2.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 165 | 29.7 | -1.25 | — | — | 18.0% | 2.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
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School information
| URN | 138414 |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Joanna Crewe |
| Trust | INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | S5 8NH |
| Pupils | 794 |
| FSM eligible | 57.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8NH
http://www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk1142322338| DfE number | 4000 |
| UKPRN | 10038384 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2012 |
| GIAS updated | 18 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 22 Apr 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Special Measures S5 ReInspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Publication date | 22 Apr 2025 |