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Abbeyfield Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Orphanage Road, Sheffield S3 9AN · abbeyfieldprimaryacademy.co.uk · 0114 242 0109
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 429
- 86% of 496 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 57.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 28 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133325)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Abbeyfield Primary Academy on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 133325), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133325)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 11
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied