The Birley Academy
Birley Lane, Sheffield, S12 3BP
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,061 (548 boys, 513 girls)
- Capacity: 1163
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 35.7%
- Telephone: 01142392531
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (8 Mar 2023); inspected again 13 May 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 335 applications, 226 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Sheffield
- Birley Primary Academy (0.1 miles, straight line)
- Birley Spa Primary Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, straight line)
- Gleadless Primary School (1 miles, straight line)
- Intake Primary School (1.2 miles, straight line)
