Sheffield
Chaucer School
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What the data says
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Attainment 8 of 29.3 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 29.3
- Attainment 8
- 32%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- 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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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 159 | 29.3 | — | 32.1% | 11.3% | 2.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 158 | 28.0 | -1.14 | 27.2% | 29.7% | 2.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 166 | 30.4 | -1.08 | 30.0% | 31.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 165 | 29.7 | -1.25 | 25.0% | 18.0% | 2.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Sheffield for local comparison.
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 |
| Latest pupils | 159 |
| FSM eligible | 57.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8NH
http://www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.ukView local authority page1142322338| 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 | 2024/2025 |
| 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 |