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Greengate Lane Academy

Primary · Sheffield · S35 3GT

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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

182 pupils · 87% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
57.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.astreagreengatelane.org
URN
139297

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 20 families named it first for 20 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

20 places offered · 20 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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
85%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school85%
Median of its 12 closest peers52%
Sheffield average59.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Overfields Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 76 miles awayGood54%
New Bolsover Primary and Nursery SchoolChesterfield · 18 miles awayGood26%
Willington Primary SchoolCrook · 86 miles awayGood56%
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary AcademyWolverhampton · 64 miles awayGood43%
Lydd Primary SchoolRomney Marsh · 201 miles awayGood56%
Merton Bank Primary SchoolSt Helens · 51 miles awayRequires improvement28%
Hill View AcademyHuddersfield · 16 miles awayGood63%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 77 miles awayOutstanding44%
Reevy Hill Primary SchoolBradford · 24 miles awayGood50%
Ore Village Primary AcademyHastings · 200 miles awayGood65%
The Drive Community Primary SchoolGateshead · 102 miles awayGood55%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyRuncorn · 51 miles awayGood50%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Black African 4% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 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)
9.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
30.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.45 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
17.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

70% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 30% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.5 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 £49,182; 30% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,689
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£148,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways34.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health37.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.6%62.3%
Social housing48.4%17.1%
Privately rented8.1%20.5%
Detached houses5.9%22.9%
Flats26.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van32.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007901 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£197,500352 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£157,500–£255,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (98)£300,000
Semi-detached (156)£197,500
Terraced (72)£151,000
Flat (26)£130,000

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

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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