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Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Pingle Road, Sheffield S7 2LN · dobcroft-inf.sheffield.sch.uk · 0114 236 8099
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2021
- Last distance offered
- 0.70 mi
- 1.12 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sheffield Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 303
- 33 over 270 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.5%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Peak Edge
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.70 mi (1.12 km) from the school. Source: Sheffield Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 91 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 92 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 110 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.70 mi1.12 km | |
Ofsted
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 December 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Dec 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107048)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2007
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107048), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107048)