Outwood Academy CityHandsworth Grange Community Sports College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy City and Handsworth Grange Community Sports College are secondary schools in Sheffield.
Outwood Academy City scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Handsworth Grange Community Sports College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Outwood Academy City is ahead on our composite score.
Outwood Academy City was judged the expected standard and Handsworth Grange Community Sports College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.4 for Outwood Academy City and 36.6 for Handsworth Grange Community Sports College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Outwood Academy City (44.4 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College (44.6 in 2021-22, 36.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldOutwood Academy City | SheffieldHandsworth Grange Community Sports College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D47/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 29 in Sheffield Stronger figure | 22nd of 29 in Sheffield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,177 | 992 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,025 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S13 8SS | Sheffield, S13 9HJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 Stronger figure | 36.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.5% Stronger figure | 27.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.1% Stronger figure | 46.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.8% | 29.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 Stronger figure | 3.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 233 | 204 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,177 | 992 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 43.3% | 34.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.6% | 12.0% | |
| SEN support | 18.1% | 17.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.3% | 10.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.3% | 30.1% 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.
Outwood Academy City
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
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