Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

E-ACT Pathways Academy

3–11Ages
381Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139932URN

Raisen Hall Road, Sheffield, S5 7NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

54 applications for 34 places · 81st of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

54 applications · 34 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 1.8; 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	34	54	1.6	29	0.85
Sep 2025	44	67	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2024	30	51	1.7	24	0.80
Sep 2023	37	63	1.7	36	0.97
Sep 2022	34	59	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2021	40	61	1.5	37	0.93
Sep 2020	39	77	2.0	35	0.90
Sep 2019	38	70	1.8	35	0.92
Sep 2018	39	75	1.9	32	0.82
Sep 2017	43	78	1.8	40	0.93
Sep 2016	60	127	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2015	59	108	1.8	62	1.05
Sep 2014	60	107	1.8	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 62% · Maths 70% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%50th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	62%	0%	102	101
2023/24	44%	4%	101	99
2022/23	29%	5%	100	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

E-ACT Pathways AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School
0.8 km · Sheffield

2026

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

Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy
1.3 km · Sheffield

Not yet inspected
Abbeyfield Primary Academy
1.4 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
1.4 km · Sheffield

Remains Outstanding2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Sheffield

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 8%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139932 · 373/2016
Trust: E-Act
Capacity: 600 pupils · 381 on roll
Free school meals: 63.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Longley Primary School (URN 107070)
Address: Raisen Hall Road, Sheffield, S5 7NA
Local authority: Sheffield

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