Lift Firth ParkYewlands Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
Lift Firth Park and Yewlands Academy are secondary schools in Sheffield.
Lift Firth Park scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Yewlands Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Yewlands Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Lift Firth Park was judged in need of attention and Yewlands Academy was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 32.7 for Lift Firth Park and 37.3 for Yewlands Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lift Firth Park (42.3 in 2021-22, 32.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Yewlands Academy (39.1 in 2021-22, 37.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldLift Firth Park | SheffieldYewlands Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | D43/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 27th of 29 in Sheffield | 26th of 29 in Sheffield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,164 | 912 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 900 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S5 0SD | Sheffield, S35 8NN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 32.7 | 37.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.6% | 30.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44.6% | 51.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.3% Stronger figure | 24.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | 3.19 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 224 | 170 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,164 | 912 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.3% | 41.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 38.7% | 3.2% | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 24.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.5% | 10.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.6% | 31.3% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Lift Firth Park
Yewlands Academy
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