Birley Spa Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sheffield
Birley Spa Primary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 22 November 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Jermyn Crescent, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 291 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “Birley Spa Primary Academy is a positive and supportive place to learn.”
- “Pupils enjoy positive relationships with each other and bullying is rare.”
- “Pupils have a clear sense of right and wrong.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, there are incidents of behaviour that can disrupt learning.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not learn key concepts as securely as they need to.”
- “However, in some subjects, the school does not make clear what knowledge is essential for pupils to have before they move on to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 February 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) | 63% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Birley Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Woodhouse West Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Rainbow Forge Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stradbroke Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gleadless Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Intake Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published