Academy converter · Sheffield

Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School

2–11Ages
349Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140310URN

Parkside Road, Sheffield, S6 2AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

85 applications for 36 places · 23rd 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 9 June 2026Published 24 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
25 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good
30 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Sheffield median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

85 applications · 36 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 2.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 2.1; Sheffield median median 2.0
2014 2.0; 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	36	85	2.4	35	0.97
Sep 2025	35	75	2.1	33	0.94
Sep 2024	41	88	2.2	39	0.95
Sep 2023	35	82	2.3	33	0.94
Sep 2022	36	71	2.0	33	0.92
Sep 2021	53	95	1.8	48	0.91
Sep 2020	43	106	2.5	37	0.86
Sep 2019	58	110	1.9	54	0.93
Sep 2018	37	83	2.2	34	0.92
Sep 2017	45	90	2.0	37	0.82
Sep 2016	60	107	1.8	49	0.82
Sep 2015	44	93	2.1	35	0.80
Sep 2014	38	74	2.0	28	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 77% · Maths 82% → 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 standard82%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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%	10%	106	105
2023/24	71%	10%	108	104
2022/23	49%	0%	105	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

Hillsborough Nursery & Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Marlcliffe Community Primary School
0.7 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Sheffield

2026

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Malin Bridge Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

Remains Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wisewood Nursery & Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Rivelin Primary School
1.3 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Meynell Nursery & Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Walkley Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.6applications per place 67%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140310 · 373/2339
Trust: Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 349 on roll
Free school meals: 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Hillsborough Primary School (URN 107082)
Address: Parkside Road, Sheffield, S6 2AA
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources