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Schools in Sheffield

555 schools from official GIAS records — including 394 primary and 77 secondary.

School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Sheffield

Sheffield has 555 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 372 primary (77%), 75 secondary (15%) and 22 middle deemed primary (5%). Sheffield spans 4 local authorities, most schools sitting in Sheffield (474). The most common types are community school (258), academy converter (109) and academy sponsor led (41). This includes 157 academies, 17 independent schools and 67 special schools.

How many schools are there in Sheffield?

GIAS lists 555 schools in Sheffield, England.

What types of schools are in Sheffield?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (372), secondary (75) and middle deemed primary (22).

Which local authority covers Sheffield?

Sheffield spans Sheffield, Rotherham and Derbyshire; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Sheffield data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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Official figures for Sheffield

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More about schools in Sheffield

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed542
  • Girls4
  • Boys4

Age ranges

  • 3–11114
  • 4–1170
  • 7–1158
  • 11–1646
  • 2–1132
  • 3–728
  • 11–1828
  • 5–1126

Local authorities

  • Sheffield474
  • Rotherham54
  • Derbyshire16
  • Barnsley11

School types

  • Community school258
  • Academy converter109
  • Academy sponsor led41
  • Voluntary aided school33
  • Foundation school23
  • Community special school23
  • Other independent school14
  • Pupil referral unit7
  • Miscellaneous7
  • Voluntary controlled school6
Special
67
Independent
17
Academies
157

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