Academy converter · Sheffield

Birley Primary Academy

2–11Ages
525Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143964URN

Thornbridge Avenue, Birley, Sheffield, S12 3AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

85 applications for 56 places · 88th 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 GoodMay 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
16 May 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Birley Community Primary School, URN 107096

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 56 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.9; 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; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Birley Community Primary School (URN 107096), Birley Nursery School (URN 106976), 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	56	85	1.5	52	0.93
Sep 2025	49	79	1.6	45	0.92
Sep 2024	65	97	1.5	64	0.98
Sep 2023	57	94	1.7	54	0.95
Sep 2022	54	87	1.6	50	0.93
Sep 2021	84	122	1.5	81	0.96
Sep 2020	62	113	1.8	60	0.97
Sep 2019	67	127	1.9	66	0.99
Sep 2018	68	125	1.8	66	0.97
Sep 2017	84	145	1.7	80	0.95
Sep 2016 *	75	129	1.7	65	0.87
Sep 2015 *	69	117	1.7	60	0.87
Sep 2014 *	89	141	1.6	75	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 76% · Maths 73% → 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 standard77%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	6%	105	103
2023/24	46%	2%	103	102
2022/23	61%	6%	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

Birley Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
1.0 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Birley Spa Primary Academy
1.1 km · Sheffield

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ridgeway Primary School
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2022
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Gleadless Primary School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Intake Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse West Primary School
2.0 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
2.2 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143964 · 373/2353
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 525 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Birley Community Primary School (URN 107096); Birley Nursery School (URN 106976)
Address: Thornbridge Avenue, Birley, Sheffield, S12 3AB
Local authority: Sheffield

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