Sheffield Springs Academy
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16MixedChristian
Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, S12 2SF
Executive Principal · Ms Claire Cartledge
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 7 October 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils1,083Capacity 1,050
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 15 October 2024
TrustUnited Learning Trust
Free school meals60.6%
Ofsted
Inspection on 15 October 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Sheffield council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in SheffieldApplications for September 2026
All 168 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered237
Applications340
First choice168
First-choice offers168
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Sheffield Inclusion Centre0.7 mi
- Sheffield Park Academy1.3 mi
- Newfield Secondary School1.4 mi
- All Saints' Catholic High School1.5 mi
- Outwood Academy City1.7 mi