University technical college

UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

Mixed · ages 13–19 · with sixth formSheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber · Sheffield S9 3TUTrust: The Sheffield Utc Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
445of 600 places
Free school meals
30.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
99
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 13 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 96 pupils who finished Year 11 at UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park in 2023, 40% stayed on in UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park’s own sixth form (Sheffield average 36%), 39% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 71 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 51% went to university (Sheffield 37%, England 37%), and 7% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 64% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.

A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sheffield and England.

This school
Sheffield
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Pupils in the cohort965,938607,348
Any sustained destination95%89%92%
Stayed in education86%84%86%
— school sixth form40%36%34%
— sixth form college6%8%13%
— further education college39%38%37%
— other education2%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%3%3%
Employment3%2%3%
No sustained destination4%7%6%
Destination unknown1%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Sheffield
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Students in the cohort715,177541,441
Any sustained destination80%77%79%
University (higher education)51%37%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students7%19%19%
Further education1%6%5%
Apprenticeship6%7%7%
Employment23%25%28%
No sustained destination14%18%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)44.043.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%61%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects1%38%41%
EBacc average point score3.453.844.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort34%36%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils38.030.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.250.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language7%22%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics99100%88%17%22%76%
English Language9798%89%16%20%72%
English Literature9596%86%19%21%68%
Biology6364%23%14%45%87%
Chemistry6364%23%17%47%75%
Physics6364%23%25%46%84%
Geography4646%41%13%25%48%
Combined Science3333%65%0%9%18%
Psychology2525%3%12%22%68%
Computer Science2020%13%40%30%60%
Sociology1919%4%11%21%53%
Economics1515%1%7%34%73%
Art and Design22%7%24%
Urdu11%1%42%
Polish11%1%84%
Spanish11%19%27%
Chinese11%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies55100%
Sports / Movement Science40100%
Health Studies31100%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2172%
Additional Mathematics FSMQ1241%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study156
— of whom A level students292,294261,341
Average A level gradeC-C+B-
Average points per A level entry26.4834.9535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects19%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Computer Science1862%5%
Mathematics1034%31%
Biology20%
Chemistry17%
English Language and Literature2%
Further Mathematics5%
Physics12%
Psychology23%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 32172%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 31655%
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 31448%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1034%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
PhysicsGCE AS level (All)
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PhysicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
Computing and IT Advanced TechnicianOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3

Other secondary schools in Sheffield

Ecclesfield School

Academy sponsor led · 1,711 pupils

82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.