Sheffield High School

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Why Choose SHS?

Sheffield High School Main Entrance

Our Main Entrance on Rutland Park

We believe that the opportunities we offer for girls’ education and personal development make Sheffield High School a very attractive option –

  • first-class teaching which develops every girl’s potential
  • exceptionally high academic standards –

at GCSE, 76% of the grades awarded in 2010 were at A*/A grades (nationally it’s just over 22%), with 40% of the results being at A*. Almost three quarters of our Year 11 girls gained A* or A grades in all their subjects. Our overall pass rate at GCSE was 98.5%, compared with the rate nationally of 69%. Over a quarter of our Year 11 students gained seven or more A* grades, with many individuals achieving 10 or even 11 A* passes!

at A-level, 20% of the grades awarded in 2010 were at A* (nationally it’s 8%). 55% of our girls gained grades A* or A in their subject, compared to 35% nationally. Almost half our students achieved straight ‘As’ across all their subjects. The breakdown of our results shows that, in the school’s unrivalled eighth year of a 100% pass rate, 93% of our students achieved grades A* to C, with 55% of grades being A* or A. One student gained five A* grades and 7 of the girls achieved three A* grades or more!

  • we are one of the top 20 schools in the country providing best value for money *
  • we provide seamless independent education for girls from 4-18 years – Infants, Juniors, Seniors and Sixth Form
  • our average teaching group sizes at Key Stage 3 is 20 girls. At GCSE, this figure is around 18 and, in the Sixth Form, a typical teaching group consists of 8 students
  • our GCSE value-added score (measuring the progress made by our pupils between Year 7 and Year 11) puts us in the top 5% of schools (independent and maintained) in the country †
  • we offer a single-sex environment which develops dynamic, confident and open-minded young women
  • we have very high standards of behaviour and a focus on consideration and respect for others
  • we are a structured, caring community which caters for the needs of every individual
  • the School has excellent facilities, including a large Sports Hall, an Astroturf pitch, an upgraded and extended science building, new additional art rooms and ICT rooms – all on one attractive campus. Our Sixth Form Centre now boasts the addition of large a 2-storey extension completed in 2010
  • there are over 50 lunchtime and after school clubs which encourage excellence in sport, music, drama and art
  • there is before and after-school care for all ages
  • transport to and from School is available from a wide area

*source: Financial Times
†source: Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, University of Durham

If you would like to find out more about the School, please contact us for further details –

Telephone

(Senior School) (0114) 266 0324
(Junior School) (0114) 266 1435

E-mail

enquiries@she.gdst.net

By post

Sheffield High School, 10 Rutland Park, Sheffield S10 2PE, England