Mercia School
Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield, S7 2DY
Local ranking1st of 31 secondary schools in Sheffield
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 68.1
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 82.6%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 93.6%
- Entering EBacc
- 100.0%
- EBacc APS
- 6.7
- Cohort Size
- 172
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B+
Avg A-Level Grade
42.1
Avg Points/Entry
42.0
Best 3 A-Levels
60
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 38.3%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 132
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1046
- Boys
- 496 (47%)
- Girls
- 550 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (87% full)
- SEND
- 16.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.3%
- EAL
- 31.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,677/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.1%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.0%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 35.7%
- White British: 34.0%
- Asian Other: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.7%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.4%
- Other: 3.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.8%
35.7%
Asian Pakistani
34.0%
White British
5.2%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 145897
- UKPRN
- 10068130
- Establishment No.
- 4015
- Trust
- MERCIA LEARNING TRUST