UTC Sheffield City Centre

University technical college·Secondary school Sheffield·S1 4QF
Composite score
48.8
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#2,647
National rank
#248
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#18
In Sheffield
Top 83%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
23%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
2.83

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Age range
13–19
Pupils on roll
536
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
7.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.0%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
25.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,980
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
93%
105 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
84%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

UTC Sheffield City Centre at a glance

Located in Sheffield, UTC Sheffield City Centre is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. The school educates roughly 536 pupils aged 13 to 19. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 39.0 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.4 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.0%. There are about 17.1 pupils per teacher. UTC Sheffield City Centre does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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