Hucklow Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.494 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Hucklow Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hucklow 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 2026 | 0.494 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.494 miles away, 6th shortest of 25 Sheffield primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.91 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 63 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sheffield.
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
- Hucklow Road, Sheffield, S5 6TB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 494 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They are happy and safe at school.”
- “Staff cheerfully greet children and families arriving at school every morning.”
To improve
- “On occasions, when there are disputes and conflicts, these matters are addressed and dealt with seriously, although these events make some pupils feel uncomfortable.”
- “The curriculum is not consistently well taught in all subjects.”
- “For example, in music, pupils’ knowledge does not build on what they have learned in previous years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 July 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) | 55% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Owler Brook Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Whiteways Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- E-ACT Pathways Academy 0.8 mi Not judged
- Hatfield Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published