Yewlands Academy

As a Brigantia Academy, our vision is to create excellence together through a culture of care.

Part of the Brigantia Learning Trust, Yewlands Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational 11-16 secondary school based in Grenoside, Sheffield. Yewlands provides a creative, broad, experiential and ambitious curriculum for 900 secondary students.

Principal

Kimberley Willmot

Join Our Team at Yewlands Academy

At Yewlands Academy, we are proud to foster a culture built on high expectations, mutual respect, and a relentless commitment to every student's success. When you become part of our team, you join a community that believes:

• Every child deserves to feel safe, happy, and valued.
• Exceptional teaching is the foundation of achievement, delivered through a curriculum that challenges, inspires, and supports all learners.
• Inclusion is non-negotiable; we celebrate diversity and ensure all students are seen, heard, and supported.
• Positive relationships and mutual respect shape our daily interactions, creating a calm and purposeful environment.
• Behaviour and conduct reflect our shared standards - always high, always consistent.
• We aim high, believe in every student’s potential, and champion a “no excuses” culture.
• Our sense of community is strong, defined by tolerance, understanding, and a united goal: helping every learner achieve their very best.

Our vision for education is clear: to provide an ambitious, inclusive and enriching learning experience where no child is left behind and where every student is empowered to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We believe in breaking down barriers to success, nurturing a lifelong love of learning, and ensuring every child leaves us ready to thrive in the world beyond school.

If you are passionate about education and ready to make a difference without compromise, we welcome your application. Together, there are no excuses, only opportunities to grow, lead, and succeed.

Ofsted (Autumn 2024)

• Since the previous inspection, the school has made significant improvements. The school’s work has resulted in improvements to outcomes over time.
• The school, working with the trust, has designed an ambitious curriculum that clearly sets out what pupils should learn. It has thought carefully about the order pupils need to develop their knowledge.
• The school identifies and supports those pupils who are in the early stages of learning to read. The school gives these pupils additional help, which enables some to catch up quickly.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified effectively by the school. The school works with external agencies, such as educational psychologists, to access additional help for these pupils.
• Pupils benefit from the school’s effective work to promote their personal development.
• Those responsible for leadership at Yewlands Academy know their school well. The school has been on a considerable journey of change over the last few years, leading to an improved experience for pupils in all aspects of school life.

Employee Assistance Programme

Our Employee Assistance Programme is a 24 hour helpline from Health Assured designed to support our staff through any of life's issues or problems. This confidential service can support with family issues, stress and anxiety, medical information, financial and legal information to name but a few.  The leaflet below gives more details.

Most Recent Ofsted Report