The Birley Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield South EastConstituency

S12 3BPPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Birley Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,061 pupils. The Birley Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.22

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,061

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,061
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
4 Feb 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.