What Silverdale School does

Silverdale School is a state-funded comprehensive secondary school and Sixth Form located in southwest Sheffield, United Kingdom, serving students aged 11 to 18 across Years 7 through 13. It is the founding school of Chorus Education Trust, a multi-academy trust that provides centralised HR, finance, and policy functions across its member schools. The school delivers the national curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4, leading to GCSE qualifications across 36 subjects, and offers an Ofsted-rated 'Outstanding' Sixth Form provision including A-levels, BTEC Level 3 vocational qualifications, and the Extended Project Qualification. Supporting programmes include a transition summer school (Summer's Cool), a Year 10 work experience placement, and a SEND Integrated Resource for deaf students, alongside teacher-training pathways through the Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance and the National Modern Languages SCITT. Headcount is approximately 95 staff serving a cohort that includes 236 Year 11 examination candidates in 2024, with capacity expanding by 300 additional students by 2027 following a 2023 facility expansion. Performance signals are strong: 2025 GCSE English and maths pass rate of 83.0% (versus 79.2% in 2024), 2025 A-level pass rate of 98.7% with 39.5% at A*/A, and consistent rankings in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide Top 10 state secondary schools in the North.

Revenue is generated entirely through government education funding channelled via the local-authority funding formula, with no tuition fees charged to UK students. The school's go-to-market is administrative rather than commercial: Year 7 admissions are allocated by Sheffield Local Authority, while Sixth Form admissions are direct applications (with priority access from other Chorus Trust feeder schools) and teacher-training places are filled through the SCITT programmes. Marketing activity is centred on the school website, Facebook and Instagram channels, the weekly Silverdale Spotlight newsletter, parent communications via the Arbor portal, and an annual Year 6 Open Evening held in September. As a state academy, Silverdale does not operate as a commercial enterprise; its strategic levers are pupil recruitment within its catchment, academic outcomes to sustain brand reputation, and capacity utilisation enabled by the 2023 building expansion.

Name

Silverdale School

Legal name

Silverdale School

Website

https://silverdale-chorustrust.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Silverdale School is a state-funded comprehensive secondary school and Sixth Form in southwest Sheffield, UK, serving approximately 1,400-1,800 students aged 11-18 with GCSE and A-level programmes as the founding school of Chorus Education Trust.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a state-funded secondary school part of Chorus Education Trust, Silverdale School operates through government-provided education funding. Revenue comes from the Department for Education via local authority funding formulas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Silverdale School is a comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in south-west Sheffield delivering state-funded education for students aged 11-18 (Years 7-13). It provides GCSE and A-level/BTEC qualifications, alongside supporting programmes including a summer transition school, Year 10 work experience, SEND provision with an integrated deaf-students resource, and teacher training delivered via the Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance and National Modern Languages SCITT.

Product overview

Silverdale School is a comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Sheffield, offering a full spectrum of educational services from Year 7 through Year 13. The core offering includes secondary education (Years 7-11) following a broad and balanced curriculum with traditional GCSE subjects and vocational options, plus a Sixth Form providing A-levels and BTEC qualifications. Supporting programmes include the 'Summer's Cool' summer school for transition support, a Year 10 work experience programme, dedicated SEND provision with an integrated resource for deaf students, and teacher training through the Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance and National Modern Languages SCITT. The school is part of Chorus Education Trust.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11)
• Sixth Form (Years 12-13)
• Summer's Cool Summer School
• Work Experience Programme
• SEND Support
• Teacher Training (Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance & National Modern Languages SCITT)

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.7% A-level pass rate (2025); 86.4% grades A*-C (2025); 83.0% pass rate in English and Maths GCSE (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Sheffield City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Silverdale School worked with Sheffield City Council to deliver school expansion to meet the shortfall of secondary school places in Southwest Sheffield, caused by 25% rise in birth rates between 2002 and 2012.
• Chorus Education TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverdale is the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. The trust manages multiple schools across Sheffield and provides centralised services including HR, finance, and policy. Silverdale works closely with other Chorus schools.
• Sheffield Teacher Training AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverdale School collaborates with the Sheffield Teacher Training Alliance to provide teacher training and professional development opportunities.
• National Modern Languages SCITTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverdale School offers teacher training for modern languages through the National Modern Languages SCITT programme.
• South Yorkshire Teaching HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverdale School works with the South Yorkshire Teaching Hub for educational collaboration across the region.
• University of SheffieldflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverdale has a strong association with University of Sheffield through their Access outreach programme, providing students with experiences in dentistry, STEM, medicine, engineering, law and humanities. Students attend university awareness days.
• Oxford and Cambridge UniversitiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilverdale runs Oxbridge and Russell Group sessions within school and attends the Sheffield Oxbridge Conference annually. Focused support provided to potential Oxbridge applicants.
• Social Mobility FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to ensure able students from disadvantaged backgrounds have equal access to opportunities including residential courses with major employers and mentoring from Year 12 until university graduation.
• UnifrogcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe school uses the Unifrog platform for students to research subjects, careers, and university courses prior to shortlisting. Also used for work experience administration.
• Taylor ShawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaylor Shaw is the school's catering provider, offering a wide range of freshly prepared food including breakfast, lunch, and snack options.
• Becton Special SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBecton Special School and Silverdale School proposed partnership to develop a post-16 specialist hub at Silverdale School for students with special educational needs.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Chorus Education Trust: Multi-academy trust operating as Silverdale's parent organisation. Manages multiple Sheffield schools and provides shared HR, finance and policy services, making it the central governance and operating body for Silverdale and its peer Trust schools.

Regional players

• Heckmondwike Grammar School: High-achieving Northern grammar school and sixth form comparable to Silverdale in academic performance, demographic profile and inclusion in regional Top-10 rankings such as the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide.
• The Henrietta Barnett School: Top-ranked state grammar school in London, frequently cited as one of England's highest-performing state secondaries. Strong academic benchmark for Silverdale's positioning among elite state comprehensives nationally.
• Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield: High-performing Northern England grammar school with strong GCSE and A-level results. Comparable to Silverdale as a top northern state secondary competing in the same regional academic rankings such as Sunday Times Parent Power.

Direct peers

• High Storrs School: Sheffield secondary school and sixth form located in the south-west of the city, directly overlapping Silverdale's catchment area and competing for the same prospective families and academic rankings.
• King Edward VII School: Sheffield co-educational secondary school and sixth form serving a comparable comprehensive intake in the same local market, competing directly with Silverdale for student enrolments within the Sheffield local authority allocation.
• Notre Dame High School: Catholic voluntary academy secondary and sixth form in Sheffield serving a similar 11-18 age range. Operates as a direct competitor within the Sheffield secondary school market for state-funded enrolments.
• Bradfield School: Sheffield secondary school with sixth form offering comparable GCSE and A-level pathways to students in the same south-west Sheffield geography as Silverdale, competing within the same admissions ecosystem.
• Tapton School: Sheffield-based secondary school and sixth form serving a similar comprehensive catchment in the same city. Source data notes that departing Silverdale Assistant Headteacher Ms Verney moved to Tapton Trust, indicating direct leadership and competitive overlap in the south-west Sheffield school market.

Others

• Arbor Education: Education Management Information System (MIS) provider serving as Silverdale's student data, attendance and parent portal platform. Enabling ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, but tightly integrated into school operations and a useful comparable for the wider EdTech vendor ecosystem serving UK schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SilverdaleSch
• Instagraminstagram.com/silverdale_school
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/silverdale-school

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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