Brinsworth AcademyUTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brinsworth Academy and UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park are secondary schools.
Brinsworth Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Brinsworth Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Brinsworth Academy was judged Good and UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.5 for Brinsworth Academy and 44.0 for UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brinsworth Academy (48.1 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park (47.7 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RotherhamBrinsworth Academy | SheffieldUTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 15 in Rotherham | 16th of 29 in Sheffield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 13-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,384 | 445 | |
| Capacity | 1,487 | 600 | |
| Location | Rotherham, S60 5EJ | Sheffield, S9 3TU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 Stronger figure | 44.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.6% | 44.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.4% | 67.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.1% Stronger figure | 1.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 Stronger figure | 3.45 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 99 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 73 | 29 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 Stronger figure | 26.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,384 | 445 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.9% | 31.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.8% | 16.4% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.0% Stronger figure | 32.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brinsworth Academy
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