UK Schools
Eckington School
Eckington School is a mixed secondary academy in Sheffield, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 1,124 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.6 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 7 September 2026 to 28 May 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Eckington School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Eckington School.
- 4 INSET days (students not in school)
- 7–30 For Year 7 and Year
- 8–30 For Years 8 9 10 11
- 1–22 For Year 7 and Year
- 1–22 For Years 8 9 10 11
- 23 INSET days (students not in school)
- 26–30 Autumn Half-Term
- 2–30 Autumn Half-Term
- 27 INSET days (students not in school)
- 1–18 Autumn Half-Term
- 21–31 Autumn Holiday
- 28 Bank holidays Friday 25
- 1 Autumn Holiday
- 1 Bank holidays Friday 25
- 4 INSET days (students not in school)
- 5–31 Spring term
- 1–12 Spring term
- 15–19 Spring Half-Term
- 22–28 Spring Half-Term
- 1–25 Spring Half-Term
- 26 Bank holidays
- 29 Bank holidays
- 29–31 Spring Holiday
- 1–9 Spring Holiday
- 13–30 Summer term
- 1–28 Summer term
- 3 Bank Holiday
- 31 Bank Holiday
- 31 Summer Half-Term
- 1–4 Summer Half-Term
- 7–30 Summer Half-Term
- 25 INSET days (students not in school)
- 1–23 Summer Half-Term
- 26 INSET days (students not in school)
Key dates (2026–2027)
- INSET days (students not in school) Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- For Year 7 and Year Sep 7, 2026-Oct 22, 2026 Term
- For Years 8 9 10 11 Sep 8, 2026-Oct 22, 2026 Term
- INSET days (students not in school) Oct 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Half-Term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- Autumn Half-Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Holiday
- INSET days (students not in school) Nov 27, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Bank holidays Friday 25 Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Bank holidays Friday 25 Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
- INSET days (students not in school) Jan 4, 2027 Inset Day
- Spring term Jan 5, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Spring Half-Term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Half-Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Holiday
- Bank holidays Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Bank holidays Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Spring Holiday Mar 29, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- Summer term Apr 13, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
- Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holiday May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Summer Half-Term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Half-Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 23, 2027 Holiday
- INSET days (students not in school) Jun 25, 2027 Inset Day
- INSET days (students not in school) Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Eckington School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 31.72 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 28.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Eckington School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Eckington School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.