Secondary
Eckington School
Dronfield Road, Sheffield, S21 4GN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1124 of 1453 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Sixth formRequires improvement
GCSE results
34%
40.6
28th of 30 by our score, among the secondary schools in Sheffield we can score - 36 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 |
| Entered the EBacc | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.72 |
| A level students | 37 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 34% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 31.6 |
| 24/25 | 31.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 41.2 |
| 24/25 | 40.6 |
Dronfield Road, Sheffield, S21 4GN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Richard Cronin
- Address
- Dronfield Road, Sheffield, S21 4GN
- Telephone
- 01246432849