Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

Abbeyfield Primary Academy

3–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143052URN

Orphanage Road, Sheffield, S3 9AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

1.7per place

close to Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

78 applications for 46 places · 67th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 46 places offered · 39 named it first

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

2026 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 2.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 2.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Firs Hill Community Primary School (URN 133325), the previous school.

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	46	78	1.7	39	0.85
Sep 2025	33	71	2.2	28	0.85
Sep 2024	26	74	2.9	21	0.81
Sep 2023	49	83	1.7	38	0.78
Sep 2022	33	55	1.7	25	0.76
Sep 2021	28	54	1.9	22	0.79
Sep 2020	45	82	1.8	32	0.71
Sep 2019	31	65	2.1	29	0.94
Sep 2018	37	89	2.4	28	0.76
Sep 2017	40	106	2.7	36	0.90
Sep 2016 *	58	130	2.2	44	0.76
Sep 2015 *	60	122	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2014 *	60	166	2.8	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 67% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%59th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	59%	2%	102	102
2023/24	58%	4%	103	103
2022/23	49%	2%	102	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

Abbeyfield Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Remains Outstanding2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Byron Wood Primary Academy
0.7 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Whiteways Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Fir Vale
1.1 km · Sheffield

2026

1.4applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Pye Bank CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Pathways Academy
1.4 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hucklow Primary School
1.4 km · Sheffield

Good2024

1.4applications per place 55%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: 143052 · 373/2046
Trust: Five Rivers Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 496 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 48.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2016
Replaced: Firs Hill Community Primary School (URN 133325)
Address: Orphanage Road, Sheffield, S3 9AN
Local authority: Sheffield

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