Marlcliffe Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
1.409 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 16 April 2021
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Marlcliffe Community Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 entry.
Marlcliffe Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2021 | 1.409 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2021, the last child offered a place lived 1.409 miles from the school.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 48 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place and 1 offer going to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sheffield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Marlcliffe Road, Sheffield, S6 4AJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 469 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Marlcliffe is a community school by name and by action.”
- “The community works with the school and vice versa.”
- “The traditions of the school guide its values of resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and recognising selfworth.”
To improve
- “The school does not identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge as well in other curriculum areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Wisewood Nursery & Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Malin Bridge Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Parson Cross Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Loxley Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rivelin Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meynell Nursery & Primary School 1.1 mi Good