Newfield Secondary School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.439 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Newfield Secondary School is a secondary school in Sheffield for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 March 2022. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Newfield Secondary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.439 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), while the Attainment 8 score was 47.9 (England 46).
- The last Year 7 2026 place went to a child living 1.439 miles away, 6th shortest of the 14 Sheffield secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 193 first-choice applications for 225 offers; 192 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 36.5% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sheffield is 27.2%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sheffield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lees Hall Road, Sheffield, S8 9JP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 1,048 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a calm, orderly school where clear routines help them feel safe and ready to learn.”
- “Staff greet pupils warmly each morning and set a purposeful tone for the day.”
- “Around the site, pupils move sensibly and respectfully.”
To improve
- “Attendance for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) remains below that of their peers, but leaders’ actions are securing consistent improvement.”
- “However, achievement is not yet consistent for all groups.”
- “Disadvantaged pupils attain below their peers, especially in English and mathematics, and this gap has widened over recent years.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 193 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 192 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Sheffield Springs Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mercia School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Meadowhead School Academy Trust 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- UTC Sheffield City Centre 2.0 mi Not judged
- King Edward VII School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Birley Academy 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Storrs School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published