Voluntary aided school · Sheffield

Parson Cross Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
107107URN

Halifax Road, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield, S6 1LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

40 applications for 23 places · 64th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

close to Sheffield median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 23 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.8; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 3.1; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 2.6; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 2.9; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 2.5; Sheffield median median 2.1

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	23	40	1.7	20	0.87
Sep 2025	31	60	1.9	29	0.94
Sep 2024	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	62	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	67	2.2	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	83	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2018	21	64	3.1	21	1.00
Sep 2017	29	76	2.6	31	1.07
Sep 2016	30	77	2.6	41	1.37
Sep 2015	29	85	2.9	42	1.45
Sep 2014	30	75	2.5	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 57% · Maths 57% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%99th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	36%	0%	102	100
2023/24	52%	3%	103	103
2022/23	48%	7%	104	102

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

Parson Cross Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Meynell Nursery & Primary School
0.3 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Fox Hill Primary
0.9 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School
1.2 km · Sheffield

2026

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

2026

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Mansel Primary
1.4 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Watermead
1.4 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Marlcliffe Community Primary School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Pathways Academy
1.6 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 107107 · 373/3428
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Halifax Road, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield, S6 1LB
Local authority: Sheffield

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