King Ecgbert School

State-Funded School

king-ecgbert-school-sheffield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield HallamConstituency

S17 3QUPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

King Ecgbert School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,575 pupils. King Ecgbert School is part of Mercia Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 64.1%
EBacc average point score: 5.05

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,575

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,575
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Mercia Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
18 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.