Academy converter · Secondary
Sheffield · S12 3BP · Sheffield
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 149825
Eckington School
Academy converter · Sheffield · S21 4GN
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,124
Local authority
Derbyshire
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Sheffield, Derbyshire, 1,124 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 33.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149825
Location
- Address
- Dronfield Road
- Postcode
- S21 4GN
- Town
- Sheffield
- County
- Derbyshire
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- District
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,124
- Boys / girls
- 554 / 570
- School capacity
- 1,453
- Capacity fill
- 1,124 / 1,453 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
- FSM pupils
- 341
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Chorus Education Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Cronin
- Telephone
- 01246432849
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Needs attention
Inspection date
2026-03-24
Category of concern
Special measures
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 41.2
- Progress 8
- -0.4
- English & maths grade 5+
- 34%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 58%
- EBacc entry
- 20%
- EBacc APS
- 3.5