Eckington School

Dronfield Road, Eckington, Sheffield, S21 4GN

Secondary

Phase

1453

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 March 2023 and continues as Eckington School (URN 149825) (opened 1 April 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

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GCSE Results

2022-23

Average Attainment 8: 43.2 nat46.3
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 44.0% nat45.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 66.0% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 19.0% nat39.0%
EBacc APS: 3.6 nat4.0
Cohort Size: 220

Destinations

After GCSE 2022-23

Sustained education/employment: 98.0%
Continued in education: 86.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 4.0%
Not sustained: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2022-23

Sustained education/employment: 96.0%
Higher education: 67.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 17.0%
Not sustained: 3.0%

A-Level Results

2022-23

Avg A-Level Grade

31.2

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.2

32.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 34.7

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 5.4% nat15.8%
Applied General Avg Points: 26.1
16-18 Cohort: 152

Pupil Demographics

2022-23

Total Pupils: 1280
Boys: 615 (48%)
Girls: 665 (52%)
Capacity: 1453 (88% full)
SEND: 12.3%
FSM Eligible: 23.4%
EAL: 1.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.3%
SEN Support: 10.0%

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

Overall Absence Rate: 10.9% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence: 33.9% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23

White British: 93.0%
White Other: 1.6%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
Asian Chinese: 0.6%
Mixed Other: 0.4%
Black African: 0.4%

93.0%

White British

1.6%

White Other

1.3%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Dronfield Road

Sheffield, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 145521
UKPRN: 10066967
Establishment No.: 4126

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