Academy · Sheffield
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Sheffield council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 231 families put this school as their first choice, and 204 places were offered. 202 of the families who put it first got a place (87%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 204 | 231 | 87% |
| September 2025 | 202 | 202 | 96% |
| September 2024 | 203 | 226 | 88% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Sheffield South East Stagecoach. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 3 June 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 989 (capacity 1025)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01142694801
- Address
- Handsworth Grange Road, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 9HJ
- Website
- hgcsc.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.