All Saints' Catholic High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,404 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9
Free schools
Astrea Academy Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 1,070of 1,095 places
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 135
- Ofsted
- Good, 30 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 139 pupils who finished Year 11 at Astrea Academy Sheffield in 2023, 29% stayed on in Astrea Academy Sheffield’s own sixth form (Sheffield average 36%), 19% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 40% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.4 against 46.1 across England and 43.2 in Sheffield, with 47% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Astrea Academy Sheffield | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 139 | 5,938 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 29% | 36% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 40% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Astrea Academy Sheffield | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.4 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 3.84 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 61% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.7 | 30.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.7 | 50.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 50% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 135 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 70% |
| Mathematics | 135 | 100% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 73% |
| English Literature | 135 | 100% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 81% |
| Combined Science | 76 | 56% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 47% |
| History | 66 | 49% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 68% |
| Geography | 60 | 44% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 47% |
| Biology | 59 | 44% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 66% |
| Chemistry | 59 | 44% | 23% | 17% | 47% | 73% |
| Physics | 59 | 44% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 41% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 75% |
| Spanish | 54 | 40% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 78% |
| Fine Art | 31 | 23% | 9% | 10% | 28% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 10% | 13% | 31% | 30% | 77% |
| Photography | 11 | 8% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 27% |
| Arabic | 6 | 4% | 1% | 50% | 47% | 100% |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 40 | 100% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 22 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 1 | 6% | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | 6% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Astrea Academy Sheffield | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 41 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 16 | 2,294 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.53 | 34.95 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 13% | 19% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 12 | 75% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 63% | 17% |
| Sociology | 6 | 38% | 13% |
| English Literature | 6 | 38% | 11% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Persian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 12 | 75% | — |
Other secondary schools in Sheffield
Bradfield Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,006 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.2
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Academy sponsor led · 886 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.5
Ecclesfield School
Academy sponsor led · 1,711 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Fir Vale Academy
Academy converter · 931 pupils
64% stayed in education
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,494 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
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.