Sheffield
Westfield School
GCSE results 2026: every Sheffield school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 37.2 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 37.2
- Attainment 8
- 33%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.21
- Progress 8
- [-0.39, -0.03]
- 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.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 270 | 284 | 270 (95%) | 392 |
| September 2025 | 297 | 285 | 284 (100%) | 422 |
| September 2024 | 268 | 306 | 264 (86%) | 424 |
| September 2023 | 267 | 287 | 265 (92%) | 418 |
| September 2022 | 263 | 288 | 260 (90%) | 406 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Sheffield’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
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) | 265 | 37.2 | — | 32.5% | 4.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 239 | 41.5 | — | 38.1% | — | 46.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 249 | 43.9 | -0.21 | 47.0% | — | 46.2% | 3.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 223 | 40.3 | -0.34 | 35.4% | — | 40.4% | 3.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 203 | 43.9 | -0.49 | — | — | 36.0% | 4.0 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Sheffield for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 145562 |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Gaynor Jones |
| Trust | CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | S20 1HQ |
| Pupils | 1,327 |
| FSM eligible | 27.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Eckington Road, Sothall, Sheffield, S20 1HQ
www.westfield.chorustrust.org1142485221| DfE number | 4013 |
| UKPRN | 10066833 |
| Opened | 1 Dec 2018 |
| GIAS updated | 22 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 6 Jul 2023 |
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 | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Publication date | 6 Jul 2023 |