E-Act Parkwood Academy

Parkwood E-ACT Academy continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating strong leadership and a commitment to providing quality education. The school is dedicated to supporting every pupil, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils generally enjoy their learning and behavior is commendable, contributing to a positive school environment. However, some pupils face challenges in retaining knowledge, particularly in humanities subjects. Concerted efforts are underway to address these issues, with ongoing improvements noted in attendance despite the pandemic's impact.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that knows the school and its pupils well.
• Commitment to providing a safe and respectful environment.
• Ambitious curriculum designed for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Positive and supportive culture for both pupils and staff.
• A range of extracurricular activities that engage pupils.
• Effective safeguarding procedures implemented across the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some strategies to support pupils with SEND do not fully address their learning barriers.
• Inconsistent checking of pupil understanding leading to gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at E-Act Parkwood Academy attended 91.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 14.8% of pupils at E-Act Parkwood Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 E-Act Parkwood Academy had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.8% of pupils at E-Act Parkwood Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 E-Act Parkwood Academy received £8,547 and spent £8,104 for each of its 860 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £923,000 (£1,074 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of E-Act, income was £8,727 and spending £8,448 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sheffield · Sheffield local authority: places and applications

E-Act Parkwood Academy is part of E-Act, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• E-ACT Pathways Academy Sheffield
• E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy Oldham
• E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Oldham
• E-ACT Blackley Academy Manchester
• Willenhall E-ACT Academy Willenhall
• Reedswood E-ACT Academy Walsall
• West Walsall E-ACT Academy Walsall
• E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham
• E-ACT Nechells Academy Birmingham
• Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy Birmingham

What is E-Act Parkwood Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for E-Act Parkwood Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was E-Act Parkwood Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

E-Act Parkwood Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does E-Act Parkwood Academy have?

E-Act Parkwood Academy has 886 pupils on roll.

What age range does E-Act Parkwood Academy cover?

E-Act Parkwood Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are E-Act Parkwood Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.9, and 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is E-Act Parkwood Academy?

E-Act Parkwood Academy is at Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8UL.