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UTC Sheffield City Centre

Secondary · Sheffield · S1 4QF

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 April 2025

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At a glance

543 pupils · 90% of 600 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
University technical college
Age range
13–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.utcsheffield.org.uk/
URN
139695

In figures

At its inspection on 23 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

99 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
39
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
59.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
23.2%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
24.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school39
Median of its 12 closest peers42.8
Sheffield average45.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
St Ursula's Convent SchoolLondon · 145 miles awayStrong standard55.1
Sheringham High SchoolSheringham · 115 miles awayGood47.1
The Holmesdale SchoolSnodland · 163 miles awayGood41.6
Academy@WordenLeyland · 56 miles awayGood43.2
University Technical College LeedsLeeds · 29 miles awayGood46.2
Sir Thomas Boughey AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 42 miles awayNeeds attention35.1
St Cecilia's RC High SchoolPreston · 56 miles awayGood46.2
Silverstone UTCTowcester · 92 miles awayExpected standard31.1
Torpoint Community CollegeTorpoint · 238 miles awayGood41
Sacred Heart Catholic AcademyLiverpool · 64 miles awayRequires improvement42.4
Prudhoe Community High SchoolPrudhoe · 110 miles awayGood46.6
Norton SchoolMalton · 59 miles awayGood41

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 47% (Sheffield 55%, England 59%) · Not recorded 37% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Black African 1% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Sheffield 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

11.19 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sheffield: 35.92 suspensions and 0.43 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

58.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,597; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,980
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 11% (11%) · educational supplies 8% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,674,000; in-year balance +£356,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
84%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
26%
Apprenticeship
32%
Employment
32%
Any sustained destination
91%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications1.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health50%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier9.7%62.3%
Social housing8.1%17.1%
Privately rented82.1%20.5%
Detached houses0.2%22.9%
Flats94.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van64.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033274 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£151,500377 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£109,500–£195,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (6)£340,000
Semi-detached (19)£254,500
Terraced (61)£175,000
Flat (291)£138,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
21an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
113an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
34an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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