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Mercia Northridge School

Secondary · Sheffield · S5 8NH

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
11–16
URN
152560

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher13%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications38.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways35.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier44.6%62.3%
Social housing45.4%17.1%
Privately rented10%20.5%
Detached houses3%22.9%
Flats4.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008118 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£170,000361 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£140,000–£212,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (26)£265,000
Semi-detached (219)£172,500
Terraced (113)£156,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters 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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
26an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an 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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