Mercia Northridge School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sheffield, S5 8NH
- Distance
- 1.6km away
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL
Local ranking17th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
930
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 29 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 168
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 856
- Boys
- 460 (52%)
- Girls
- 426 (48%)
- Capacity
- 930 (95% full)
- SEND
- 20.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.3%
- EAL
- 34.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 18.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,243/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 37.6%
- Black African: 12.1%
- Other: 10.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.0%
- Asian Other: 6.1%
- White Other: 5.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.0%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
37.6%
White British
12.1%
Black African
10.1%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Longley Avenue West
Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 135934
- UKPRN
- 10027709
- Establishment No.
- 6907
- Trust
- E-ACT
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