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Abbeyfield Primary Academy

Primary · Sheffield · S3 9AN

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Good

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 October 2024

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At a glance

429 pupils · 86% of 496 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
48.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
60.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://abbeyfieldprimaryacademy.co.uk/
URN
143052

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 46 Reception places, 0.85 first choices per place. At its inspection on 8 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 10.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.85 first-choice applications per place

46 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · usually has places

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers64%
Sheffield average59.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Earlsmead Primary SchoolLondon · 139 miles awayGood74%
Risley Avenue Primary SchoolLondon · 138 miles awayGood63%
Brentside Primary SchoolLondon · 138 miles awayGood85%
Varna Community Primary SchoolManchester · 29 miles awayGood39%
Cobden Primary School & Community CentreLoughborough · 45 miles awayRequires improvement45%
Cottage Grove Primary School and NurserySouthsea · 181 miles awayRequires improvement53%
Sidney Stringer Primary AcademyCoventry · 68 miles awayStrong standard69%
Joseph Cash Primary SchoolCoventry · 67 miles awayNo current grade65%
Albion Primary SchoolLondon · 144 miles awayGood69%
Clifton Primary SchoolHull · 52 miles awayStrong standard83%
Nelson Mandela SchoolBirmingham · 68 miles awayGood60%
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolManchester · 32 miles awayRequires improvement38%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
22 of 24 places taken nearly full

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 37% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 20% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Black African 15% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · White Gypsy/Roma 6% (Sheffield 2%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 4% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · White British 4% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 3% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
10.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
33.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.11 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
18.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

4.37% 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)

68.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 17.3 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 £46,302; 17.4% 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£6,993
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £222,000; in-year balance +£183,000

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications30.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier46.4%62.3%
Social housing22.8%17.1%
Privately rented29%20.5%
Detached houses7.5%22.9%
Flats34.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van39.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007870 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£140,000171 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£106,000–£190,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (21)£320,000
Semi-detached (62)£160,000
Terraced (67)£125,000
Flat (21)£71,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
27an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
11an 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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