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Birley Spa Primary Academy

3–11Ages
291Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143965URN

Jermyn Crescent, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

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

43 applications for 25 places · 66th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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)

43 applications · 25 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.9; 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 2.4; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Birley Spa Community Primary School (URN 107067), 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	25	43	1.7	23	0.92
Sep 2025	20	38	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2024	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2023	26	55	2.1	26	1.00
Sep 2022	36	74	2.1	33	0.92
Sep 2021	35	69	2.0	34	0.97
Sep 2020	36	85	2.4	32	0.89
Sep 2019	46	94	2.0	41	0.89
Sep 2018	59	110	1.9	49	0.83
Sep 2017	60	116	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2016 *	60	129	2.2	53	0.88
Sep 2015 *	60	119	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2014 *	60	146	2.4	81	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 76% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%47th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

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	63%	6%	103	104
2023/24	34%	3%	101	100
2022/23	41%	9%	101	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

Birley Spa Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Birley Primary Academy
1.1 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse West Primary School
1.2 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
1.5 km · Sheffield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Ridgeway Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2022
Stradbroke Primary School
2.0 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Gleadless Primary School
2.1 km · Sheffield

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
2.1 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143965 · 373/2323
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 291 on roll
Free school meals: 50.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Birley Spa Community Primary School (URN 107067)
Address: Jermyn Crescent, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4QE
Local authority: Sheffield

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