Which school had the best GCSE results in South Yorkshire in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, High Storrs School topped the table in South Yorkshire with 60.3, against an England average of 46.3. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest South Yorkshire GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in South Yorkshire are on the main South Yorkshire GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in South Yorkshire show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

South Yorkshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

66 state secondary schools in South Yorkshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 3 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 4 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest South Yorkshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

County 69 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in South Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

66 of 69 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in South Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1	High Storrs School Sheffield · Academy converter	60.3	+0.79 (0.61 to 0.97)	77%	92%	5.59	243
2=	Silverdale School Sheffield · Academy converter	56.6	+0.64 (0.46 to 0.83)	64%	81%	5.11	236
2=	Tapton School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy converter	56.6	+0.71 (0.53 to 0.88)	67%	80%	5.27	263
4	Penistone Grammar School Sheffield · Community school	55.8	+0.46 (0.30 to 0.62)	66%	83%	4.77	317
5	Notre Dame High School Sheffield · Academy converter	55.4	+0.45 (0.26 to 0.64)	58%	84%	4.95	210
6	King Ecgbert School Sheffield · Academy converter	54.0	+0.58 (0.38 to 0.78)	68%	81%	4.88	194
7	Wingfield Academy Rotherham · Academy converter	52.6	+0.68 (0.48 to 0.89)	53%	72%	4.25	181
8	The Hayfield School Doncaster · Academy converter	52.2	+0.45 (0.25 to 0.64)	64%	78%	4.13	205
9	Hungerhill School Doncaster · Academy converter	51.6	+0.39 (0.20 to 0.58)	53%	77%	4.68	217
10	South Axholme Academy Doncaster · Academy converter	51.3	+0.42 (0.21 to 0.63)	51%	75%	4.51	172
11	Kirk Balk Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led	50.7	+0.17 (0.00 to 0.35)	59%	71%	4.54	262
12	King Edward VII School Sheffield · Community school	50.2	+0.01 (-0.18 to 0.21)	52%	75%	4.67	222
13	Horizon Community College Barnsley · Academy converter	49.8	+0.34 (0.20 to 0.49)	48%	69%	4.38	387
14	Sir Thomas Wharton Academy Doncaster · Academy converter	49.7	+0.07 (-0.15 to 0.30)	54%	66%	4.06	161
15	Hall Cross Academy Doncaster · Academy converter	49.6	+0.48 (0.31 to 0.66)	49%	71%	3.70	267
16	St Bernard's Catholic High School Rotherham · Academy converter	49.0	+0.12 (-0.11 to 0.36)	49%	75%	4.04	142
17	Wickersley School and Sports College Rotherham · Academy converter	48.3	-0.38 (-0.53 to -0.23)	52%	70%	4.04	346
18	Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	48.2	-0.12 (-0.31 to 0.06)	54%	72%	4.25	236
19	All Saints' Catholic High School Sheffield · Academy converter	47.8	+0.19 (-0.01 to 0.38)	45%	68%	4.44	208
20	Oakwood High School Rotherham · Academy converter	47.6	-0.08 (-0.28 to 0.11)	46%	71%	3.86	213
21	Don Valley Academy Doncaster · Academy converter	47.3	+0.42 (0.21 to 0.63)	47%	70%	4.04	178
22	De Warenne Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	46.9	+0.58 (0.34 to 0.82)	38%	62%	3.93	138
23=	Bradfield Secondary School Sheffield · Academy converter	46.8	-0.45 (-0.65 to -0.25)	53%	71%	4.02	198
23=	Ridgewood School Doncaster · Academy converter	46.8	+0.07 (-0.12 to 0.26)	50%	70%	3.85	226
25	Wales High School Sheffield · Academy converter	46.7	-0.10 (-0.25 to 0.06)	43%	65%	4.06	330
26	Meadowhead School Academy Trust Sheffield · Academy converter	45.7	+0.14 (-0.02 to 0.29)	43%	63%	3.84	326
27	UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Sheffield · University technical college	45.6	-0.10 (-0.40 to 0.20)	40%	66%	3.12	96
28	The McAuley Catholic High School Doncaster · Academy converter	44.9	-0.03 (-0.20 to 0.15)	40%	66%	3.69	269
29	Brinsworth Academy Rotherham · Academy converter	44.4	-0.15 (-0.33 to 0.02)	35%	57%	3.69	260
30	Rossington All Saints Academy Not Yet Obtained · Academy sponsor led	44.0	-0.10 (-0.36 to 0.15)	41%	62%	4.04	123
31=	Aston Academy Sheffield · Academy converter	43.9	-0.36 (-0.54 to -0.19)	46%	72%	3.87	263
31=	Newfield Secondary School Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	43.9	-0.17 (-0.37 to 0.03)	38%	56%	3.72	200
33	UTC Sheffield City Centre Sheffield · University technical college	43.5	-0.70 (-0.97 to -0.42)	41%	67%	3.25	105
34	Outwood Academy Danum Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	42.9	-0.06 (-0.29 to 0.18)	42%	60%	3.71	161
35=	Maltby Academy Rotherham · Academy sponsor led	42.5	-0.17 (-0.37 to 0.04)	36%	56%	3.42	183
35=	Stocksbridge High School Sheffield · Academy converter	42.5	-0.40 (-0.62 to -0.18)	34%	53%	3.64	160
35=	The Laurel Academy Mexborough · Academy sponsor led	42.5	+0.05 (-0.22 to 0.32)	32%	59%	3.57	109
38	Trinity Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	42.4	-0.34 (-0.54 to -0.15)	30%	54%	3.53	211
39	Netherwood Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led	42.3	-0.35 (-0.53 to -0.16)	36%	56%	3.81	232
40	Ash Hill Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	42.1	-0.30 (-0.53 to -0.06)	38%	60%	3.50	141
41	Barnsley Academy Barnsley · Academy sponsor led	41.8	-0.18 (-0.41 to 0.04)	44%	57%	3.70	166
42	Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Sheffield · Academy converter	41.7	-0.18 (-0.38 to 0.02)	31%	52%	3.37	199
43=	Campsmount Academy Doncaster · Academy converter	41.6	-0.36 (-0.61 to -0.12)	34%	50%	3.28	127
43=	Outwood Academy Carlton Barnsley · Academy sponsor led	41.6	-0.25 (-0.44 to -0.06)	39%	60%	3.67	215
45=	Ecclesfield School Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	41.5	-0.32 (-0.47 to -0.17)	32%	57%	3.67	330
45=	Hinde House 2-16 Academy Sheffield · Academy converter	41.5	+0.01 (-0.23 to 0.25)	37%	56%	3.35	153
47	Outwood Academy City Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	41.4	-0.47 (-0.67 to -0.28)	37%	55%	3.71	214
48	XP East Doncaster · Free schools	41.3	-0.65 (-1.05 to -0.24)	38%	58%	3.66	48
49=	Winterhill School Rotherham · Academy converter	41.2	+0.21 (-0.02 to 0.44)	34%	60%	3.30	163
49=	XP School Doncaster · Free schools	41.2	-0.59 (-0.99 to -0.19)	43%	65%	3.81	49
51	Swinton Academy Mexborough · Academy sponsor led	41.1	-0.15 (-0.36 to 0.06)	36%	59%	3.55	177
52	Yewlands Academy Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	40.7	-0.40 (-0.62 to -0.18)	31%	56%	3.08	156
53	Outwood Academy Shafton Barnsley · Academy sponsor led	40.2	-0.61 (-0.78 to -0.43)	34%	59%	3.47	254
54	Outwood Academy Adwick Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	39.7	-0.03 (-0.23 to 0.18)	31%	52%	3.31	181
55	Serlby Park Academy Doncaster · Academy sponsor led	39.1	-0.96 (-1.25 to -0.67)	38%	55%	3.26	92
56	Lift Firth Park Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	38.8	-0.23 (-0.43 to -0.03)	34%	60%	3.39	208
57	Armthorpe Academy Doncaster · Academy converter	38.0	-0.73 (-1.01 to -0.46)	27%	44%	3.14	106
58	Rawmarsh Community School Rotherham · Academy sponsor led	37.8	-0.51 (-0.71 to -0.32)	23%	47%	3.13	206
59	The Birley Academy Sheffield · Academy converter	37.7	-0.30 (-0.50 to -0.11)	33%	55%	3.18	205
60	Oasis Academy Don Valley Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	37.5	-0.13 (-0.40 to 0.15)	33%	49%	3.36	114
61	E-Act Parkwood Academy Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	37.4	-0.32 (-0.57 to -0.07)	26%	43%	3.32	140
62	Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School Barnsley · Academy sponsor led	37.1	-0.52 (-0.77 to -0.28)	24%	48%	3.34	132
63	Astrea Academy Dearne Rotherham · Academy converter	37.0	-0.68 (-0.87 to -0.48)	27%	50%	3.17	205
64	Clifton Community School Rotherham · Academy sponsor led	35.8	-0.28 (-0.51 to -0.04)	28%	46%	2.88	151
65	Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	34.3	-0.78 (-0.98 to -0.58)	28%	50%	2.95	204
66	Sheffield Springs Academy Sheffield · Academy sponsor led	33.6	-0.42 (-0.65 to -0.18)	22%	41%	2.91	163
–	EDClass Ltd Rotherham · Online provider · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Fir Vale Academy Sheffield · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities Rotherham · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Independent schools in South Yorkshire with published 2023 GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Bethany School Sheffield · Other independent school	56.4	60%	10
Birkdale School Sheffield · Other independent school	69.1	96%	69
Hill House School South Yorkshire · Other independent school	36.4	0%	75
Sheffield High School GDST Sheffield · Other independent school	19.0	0%	99

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main South Yorkshire GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in South Yorkshire on our composite score

South Yorkshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in South Yorkshire ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in South Yorkshire with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire GCSE results: common questions