Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

3–11Ages
701Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139133URN

Crowder Avenue, Sheffield, S5 7QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.6 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

98 applications for 78 places · 108th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 18 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
19 October 2021
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

98 applications · 78 places offered · 71 named it first

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

2026 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.5; 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	78	98	1.3	71	0.91
Sep 2025	67	96	1.4	64	0.96
Sep 2024	88	125	1.4	80	0.91
Sep 2023	89	147	1.7	89	1.00
Sep 2022	88	127	1.4	83	0.94
Sep 2021	90	143	1.6	91	1.01
Sep 2020	90	140	1.6	90	1.00
Sep 2019	89	148	1.7	97	1.09
Sep 2018	90	130	1.4	88	0.98
Sep 2017	89	132	1.5	99	1.11
Sep 2016	90	132	1.5	89	0.99
Sep 2015	87	127	1.5	76	0.87
Sep 2014	89	122	1.4	82	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 67% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%43rd of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	1%	105	104
2023/24	54%	0%	102	103
2022/23	67%	8%	106	104

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

Southey Green Nursery & Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Pathways Academy
0.8 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Watermead
0.9 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Meynell Nursery & Primary School
1.0 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Sheffield

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy
1.5 km · Sheffield

Not yet inspected
Mansel Primary
1.5 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139133 · 373/2009
Trust: Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 630 pupils · 701 on roll
Free school meals: 55.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Southey Green Community Primary School and Nurseries (URN 134959)
Address: Crowder Avenue, Sheffield, S5 7QG
Local authority: Sheffield

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