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Hatfield Academy

Primary · Sheffield · S5 6HY

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 28 March 2023

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At a glance

344 pupils · 82% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
56.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
42.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.astreahatfield.org
URN
144481

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 43 families named it first for 45 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 28 March 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

45 places offered · 43 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
35%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
100
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
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 school35%
Median of its 12 closest peers55.5%
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
Oak CofE Primary SchoolHuddersfield · 21 miles awayGood41%
Rotherhithe Primary SchoolLondon · 146 miles awayGood77%
Henbury Court Primary AcademyBristol · 141 miles awayRequires improvement60%
Hargrave Park SchoolLondon · 140 miles awayGood61%
Tweeddale Primary SchoolCarshalton · 151 miles awayGood48%
Waterloo Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne · 28 miles awayNeeds attention49%
Cedars AcademyBirmingham · 69 miles awayGood36%
Falconhurst SchoolMilton Keynes · 101 miles awayGood64%
Allenton Primary SchoolDerby · 37 miles awayGood32%
Co-op Academy MedlockManchester · 32 miles awayRequires improvement54%
Capel Manor Primary SchoolEnfield · 134 miles awayExpected standard57%
Prince Edward Primary SchoolSheffield · 4 miles awayGood78%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 28% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 23% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Black African 19% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 10% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 3% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · 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)
6.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.59 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
21.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

71% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 24% 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)

80% of teachers took sickness absence, 14.4 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 £46,098; 23.5% 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£6,505
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£411,000

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways30.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health44%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier46.1%62.3%
Social housing29.1%17.1%
Privately rented24.5%20.5%
Detached houses5.9%22.9%
Flats21.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007849 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£140,000236 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£125,000–£165,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£197,500
Semi-detached (120)£150,000
Terraced (92)£132,500
Flat (12)£96,000

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
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
36an 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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