Foundation school · Sheffield

Athelstan Primary School

4–11Ages
604Pupils
PrimaryPhase
107083URN

Richmond Park Way, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 8HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

147 applications for 89 places · 76th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 June 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

147 applications · 89 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Sheffield median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	89	147	1.7	80	0.90
Sep 2025	90	162	1.8	92	1.02
Sep 2024	64	114	1.8	61	0.95
Sep 2023	83	152	1.8	80	0.96
Sep 2022	89	141	1.6	66	0.74
Sep 2021	82	132	1.6	63	0.77
Sep 2020	81	149	1.8	71	0.88
Sep 2019	90	177	2.0	96	1.07
Sep 2018	82	140	1.7	72	0.88
Sep 2017	76	121	1.6	60	0.79
Sep 2016	90	135	1.5	63	0.70
Sep 2015	90	124	1.4	62	0.69
Sep 2014	82	118	1.4	54	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 77% · Maths 89% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%20th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	10%	106	107
2023/24	52%	6%	104	103
2022/23	59%	18%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Athelstan Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stradbroke Primary School
0.8 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Primary School
0.9 km · Sheffield

Good2024

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Pipworth Community Primary School
1.2 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodthorpe Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ballifield Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Acres Hill Community Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse West Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107083 · 373/2340
Trust: The Crucible Co-operative Learning Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 604 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Richmond Park Way, Handsworth, Sheffield, S13 8HH
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources