King Ecgbert SchoolSilverdale School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.

Summary of the comparison

King Ecgbert School and Silverdale School are secondary schools in Sheffield.

  • King Ecgbert School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Silverdale School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). King Ecgbert School is ahead on our composite score.

  • King Ecgbert School was judged exceptional and Silverdale School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.1 for King Ecgbert School and 56.7 for Silverdale School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at King Ecgbert School (56.4 in 2021-22, 56.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Silverdale School (63.0 in 2021-22, 56.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

King Ecgbert School versus Silverdale School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldKing Ecgbert SchoolSheffieldSilverdale SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureB72/100
Local ranking2nd of 29 in Sheffield Stronger figure5th of 29 in Sheffield
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,504 1,451
Capacity1,197 1,600
LocationSheffield, S17 3QU Sheffield, S11 9QH
GCSE results
Attainment 856.1 56.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths64.1% 70.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths81.6% 81.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc39.8% 47.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score5.05 5.06 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort206 174
A-level results
A-level entries159 213
A-level average points36.5 40.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeB- B
Best 3 A-levels points35.8 39.6 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.7% 29.5% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,504 1,451
Free school meals (ever 6)21.2% 13.7%
English as an additional language18.0% 18.5%
SEN support7.1% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.3% Stronger figure12.9% 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.

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