Newfield Secondary School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).
Attainment 8
52.8
▲ 6.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
60.7%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.7
▲ 1.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
36.5%
▲ 9pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.3%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,048 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 7.5% | joint 2,130th highest of 3,227 (9 schools have the same figure) | 20th highest of 27 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 3.8% | joint 1,064th highest of 3,227 (7 schools have the same figure) | 18th highest of 27 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 7.9% | joint 1,349th highest of 3,226 (3 schools have the same figure) | 15th highest of 26 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 16.7 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.66% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 36.5% | joint 900th highest of 3,258 (5 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 27 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 17% | joint 1,864th highest of 3,257 (21 schools have the same figure) | 15th highest of 27 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 10.8% | joint 2,474th highest of 3,257 (14 schools have the same figure) | 19th highest of 27 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 6.2% | joint 347th highest of 3,257 (30 schools have the same figure) | 2nd highest of 27 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 64.8 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 75 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 21.2 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 16.3 | joint 2,255th highest of 3,200 (71 schools have the same figure) | 22nd highest of 26 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.8 | joint 2,342nd highest of 3,200 (54 schools have the same figure) | 22nd highest of 26 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 18.3% | joint 793rd highest of 3,205 (11 schools have the same figure) | 9th highest of 26 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 60% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 2.8 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 52.8 | joint 639th highest of 3,136 (3 schools have the same figure) | 7th highest of 27 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | -0.19 | joint 1,943rd highest of 3,032 (25 schools have the same figure) | 11th highest of 26 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 77% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 60.7% | joint 560th highest of 3,136 (5 schools have the same figure) | 7th highest of 27 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,050 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 1,043 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0.7% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 23/06/2026 (school year 2025/26): Report card (no overall grade)
- 14/03/2017 (school year 2016/17): Good
- 08/11/2012 (school year 2012/13): Requires improvement
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence7.5% 2024/25
This school
5.1%
2016/17
6.3%
2017/18
7.3%
2018/19
7.5%
2020/21
8.5%
2021/22
9.9%
2022/23
9%
2023/24
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence3.8% 2024/25
This school
2.4%
2016/17
3.5%
2017/18
4.3%
2018/19
3.2%
2020/21
4.1%
2021/22
6%
2022/23
5%
2023/24
3.8%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once7.9% 2024/25
This school
11.1%
2017/18
13.6%
2018/19
10.8%
2019/20
9.3%
2020/21
13.7%
2021/22
13.3%
2022/23
11.3%
2023/24
7.9%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils16.7 2024/25
This school
16.8
2017/18
25.6
2018/19
21.7
2019/20
13.9
2020/21
29.7
2021/22
31.2
2022/23
27.1
2023/24
16.7
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.66% 2024/25
This school
0.30%
2017/18
0.87%
2018/19
0.29%
2019/20
0.38%
2020/21
0.19%
2021/22
0.86%
2022/23
0.96%
2023/24
0.66%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)36.5% 2025/26
This school
31.1%
2019/20
34.7%
2020/21
35.7%
2021/22
35.7%
2022/23
35.2%
2023/24
35.9%
2024/25
36.5%
2025/26
Any SEN17% 2025/26
This school
9.5%
2019/20
11%
2020/21
10.5%
2021/22
15.2%
2022/23
16.2%
2023/24
16.7%
2024/25
17%
2025/26
SEN support10.8% 2025/26
This school
8.2%
2019/20
9.4%
2020/21
8.8%
2021/22
12.1%
2022/23
12.2%
2023/24
12.2%
2024/25
10.8%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans6.2% 2025/26
This school
1.3%
2019/20
1.5%
2020/21
1.6%
2021/22
3.1%
2022/23
4%
2023/24
4.4%
2024/25
6.2%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)64.8 2024/25
This school
54.8
2017/18
61.5
2018/19
55.5
2019/20
58.4
2020/21
58.5
2021/22
65.9
2022/23
62.7
2023/24
64.8
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)75 2024/25
This school
61
2017/18
68
2018/19
66
2019/20
65
2020/21
66
2021/22
73
2022/23
71
2023/24
75
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)21.2 2024/25
This school
13.9
2017/18
19.8
2018/19
17.9
2019/20
20.6
2020/21
20.4
2021/22
22.3
2022/23
22.4
2023/24
21.2
2024/25
Pupils per teacher16.3 2024/25
This school
19.0
2017/18
17.1
2018/19
19.8
2019/20
18.3
2020/21
17.6
2021/22
15.9
2022/23
16.9
2023/24
16.3
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.8 2024/25
This school
12.3
2017/18
11.5
2018/19
12.5
2019/20
11.9
2020/21
11.7
2021/22
10.5
2022/23
10.8
2023/24
10.8
2024/25
Teacher turnover18.3% 2024/25
This school
20.8%
2017/18
15.4%
2018/19
11%
2019/20
9.6%
2020/21
6.8%
2021/22
17.1%
2022/23
9.3%
2023/24
18.3%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence60% 2024/25
This school
66.1%
2016/17
59.7%
2017/18
71%
2018/19
79.4%
2020/21
84%
2021/22
78.1%
2022/23
72%
2023/24
60%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)2.8 2024/25
This school
2.9
2016/17
3.4
2017/18
2.9
2018/19
5.9
2020/21
6.7
2021/22
5.8
2022/23
6.5
2023/24
2.8
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 852.8 2025/26
This school
49.0
2016/17
47.5
2017/18
46.5
2018/19
47.6
2021/22
43.9
2022/23
44.6
2023/24
47.9
2024/25
52.8
2025/26
Progress 8-0.19 2023/24
+0.84
2016/17
+0.55
2017/18
+0.24
2018/19
+0.04
2021/22
-0.17
2022/23
-0.19
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths77% 2025/26
This school
68%
2016/17
57%
2017/18
59%
2018/19
63%
2021/22
55.5%
2022/23
58.9%
2023/24
61.5%
2024/25
77%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths60.7% 2025/26
This school
38%
2016/17
39%
2017/18
35%
2018/19
40%
2021/22
37.5%
2022/23
37.6%
2023/24
41%
2024/25
60.7%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,050 2023/24
This school
1,050
2015/16
1,050
2016/17
1,050
2017/18
1,050
2018/19
1,050
2020/21
1,050
2021/22
1,050
2022/23
1,050
2023/24
Pupils1,043 2023/24
This school
933
2015/16
949
2016/17
1,013
2017/18
1,037
2018/19
1,044
2020/21
1,036
2021/22
1,045
2022/23
1,043
2023/24
Unfilled places0.7% 2023/24
This school
11.1%
2015/16
9.6%
2016/17
3.5%
2017/18
1.2%
2018/19
0.6%
2020/21
1.3%
2021/22
0.5%
2022/23
0.7%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 5.1% | 6.3% | 7.3% | - | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 9% | 7.5% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 2.4% | 3.5% | 4.3% | - | 3.2% | 4.1% | 6% | 5% | 3.8% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 9.9% | 11.1% | 13.6% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 13.7% | 13.3% | 11.3% | 7.9% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 15.7 | 16.8 | 25.6 | 21.7 | 13.9 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 27.1 | 16.7 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.84% | 0.30% | 0.87% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 0.19% | 0.86% | 0.96% | 0.66% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 31.1% | 34.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.2% | 35.9% | 36.5% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 9.5% | 11% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 16.7% | 17% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2% | 9.4% | 8.8% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 10.8% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 4% | 4.4% | 6.2% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 52.3 | 54.2 | 54.8 | 61.5 | 55.5 | 58.4 | 58.5 | 65.9 | 62.7 | 64.8 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 59 | 61 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 75 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 11.7 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 19.8 | 17.9 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 21.2 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 17.6 | 17.6 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 19.8 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 16.3 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 24.8% | 19.7% | 16% | 20.8% | 15.4% | 11% | 9.6% | 6.8% | 17.1% | 9.3% | 18.3% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 68.3% | 55.4% | 66.1% | 59.7% | 71% | - | 79.4% | 84% | 78.1% | 72% | 60% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | - | 5.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 2.8 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 49.0 | 47.5 | 46.5 | - | - | 47.6 | 43.9 | 44.6 | 47.9 | 52.8 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.84 | +0.55 | +0.24 | - | - | +0.04 | -0.17 | -0.19 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 68% | 57% | 59% | - | - | 63% | 55.5% | 58.9% | 61.5% | 77% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 38% | 39% | 35% | - | - | 40% | 37.5% | 37.6% | 41% | 60.7% |
| Places | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | - | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | - | - |
| Pupils | 901 | 933 | 949 | 1,013 | 1,037 | - | 1,044 | 1,036 | 1,045 | 1,043 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 14.2% | 11.1% | 9.6% | 3.5% | 1.2% | - | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 7.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 34% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 67% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 7.9% | 2024/25 | Higher than 59% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.7 | 2025/26 | Higher than 59% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 11.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 37% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 18.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 75% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2.8 | 2024/25 | Higher than 10% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 36.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 73% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 17% | 2025/26 | Higher than 42% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 6.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 89% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 11.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 48% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,048 | year not recorded | Higher than 52% of schools | 3,265 |
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