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Intake Primary School

Primary · Sheffield · S12 2AR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 May 2024

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At a glance

408 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
35% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.intakeprimary.org.uk/
URN
106996

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 47 families named it first for 52 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2022 entry went to 0.788 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

52 places offered · 47 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.788 miles for 2022 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2022 entry) lived within 0.788 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

59 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
61%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school61%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
Sheffield average59.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Islamia Primary SchoolLondon · 135 miles awayExpected standard75%
Liskeard Hillfort Primary SchoolLiskeard · 239 miles awayGood57%
Kidgate AcademyLouth · 58 miles awayRequires improvement38%
Rosemellin Community Primary SchoolCamborne · 273 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Engaines Primary School and NurseryClacton-on-Sea · 151 miles awayGood69%
Overchurch Junior SchoolWirral · 70 miles awayRequires improvement56%
Moat Hall Primary AcademyWalsall · 54 miles awayGood75%
Dudley Wood Primary SchoolDudley · 67 miles awayGood65%
Avondale Primary SchoolDarwen · 50 miles awayGood72%
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolDewsbury · 25 miles awayGood73%
Trewirgie Junior SchoolRedruth · 270 miles awayGood44%
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyFolkestone · 192 miles awayNeeds attention59%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Not recorded 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.73 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sheffield: 3.19 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

40% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,407; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,411
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £118,892; in-year balance +£37,195

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications29.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health38.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65.5%62.3%
Social housing14.8%17.1%
Privately rented19.6%20.5%
Detached houses8.2%22.9%
Flats16%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008000 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£175,000375 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£147,000–£210,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (37)£245,000
Semi-detached (252)£180,000
Terraced (66)£140,000
Flat (20)£105,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.27 km, 2022 entry): 571 sales, median £177,500. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
26an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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