Mercia School

State-Funded School

mercia-school-sheffield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield HallamConstituency

S7 2DYPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,070 pupils. Mercia School is part of Mercia Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 68.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 82.6%
EBacc average point score: 6.69

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

41%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,070

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 1,070
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Mercia Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 May 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	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.