Community school · Sheffield

Arbourthorne Community Primary School

3–11Ages
473Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133994URN

Eastern Avenue, Sheffield, S2 2GQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

110 applications for 60 places · 60th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%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 · 18 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

110 applications · 60 places offered · 85 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 1.7; 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	60	110	1.8	85	1.42
Sep 2025	60	102	1.7	64	1.07
Sep 2024	54	90	1.7	53	0.98
Sep 2023	58	77	1.3	53	0.91
Sep 2022	60	98	1.6	63	1.05
Sep 2021	52	81	1.6	48	0.92
Sep 2020	60	120	2.0	70	1.17
Sep 2019	60	90	1.5	59	0.98
Sep 2018	60	105	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2017	60	103	1.7	62	1.03
Sep 2016	60	102	1.7	62	1.03
Sep 2015	60	104	1.7	67	1.12
Sep 2014	60	104	1.7	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 47% · Maths 50% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%91st of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	42%	2%	101	102
2023/24	40%	0%	101	101
2022/23	31%	2%	99	101

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

Arbourthorne Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Norfolk Community Primary School
0.7 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Bankwood Primary School
0.8 km · Sheffield

Special measures 2026

1.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Carfield Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

2026

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Prince Edward Primary School
1.4 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Anns Grove Primary School
1.4 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2020

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lowfield Community Primary School
1.7 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 42%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133994 · 373/3429
Capacity: 467 pupils · 473 on roll
Free school meals: 68.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2003
Address: Eastern Avenue, Sheffield, S2 2GQ
Local authority: Sheffield

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