Bradfield Secondary School
Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bradfield Secondary School is a secondary school in Sheffield for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 188 schools in Sheffield. It ranks 10th of 33 secondary schools in Sheffield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025, report published 6 July 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 June 2025
The school is rapidly improving. After a difficult period of change, things are now much more stable and settled. Pupils are developing trust in the new leaders and staff who have recently joined the school. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and respectful. Staff have high expectations of pupils' conduct, and pupils typically rise to meet them. Behaviour in lessons is calm and focused. At social times, pupils get along well. Bullying is extremely rare. The school has effective strategies to respond to incidents of poor behaviour. The curriculum has been redesigned, which has strengthened the quality of education. Staff have received highly effective training from the school and the trust. They have high expectations for what pupils can achieve, and pupils are rising to these. The provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), including those in the resourced provision, has improved. Pupils with SEND receive effective support and learn well. The school's new framework for personal development ensures that pupils have a wide range of experiences. There are lots of clubs and regular sporting competitions. There are exciting residential trips on offer, including one to Kenya.
What the school should improve
- Some lesson activities are not as effective as they could be in ensuring that pupils fully secure the intended learning. This tends to happen when teaching identifies a gap in knowledge, but does not address it quickly and effectively. When this happens, some pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school should make sure that teaching uses knowledge of what pupils should know to anticipate who might struggle so that it consistently maximises all pupils' learning.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
209 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,006 pupils on roll, with places for 1,200
Schools near Bradfield Secondary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.6 |
| Mercia Northridge School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Yewlands Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 37.3 |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 36.5 |
| Tapton School & Sixth Form | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 58.0 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Dale Barrowclough
- Phone
- 01142863861
- Address
- Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, S35 0AE
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- URN
- 147788
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.