Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.922 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Charnock Hall Primary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 June 2025. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Charnock Hall Primary Academy 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 | 0.922 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
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 0.922 miles away, the 11th longest of 25 Sheffield primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2025 to 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 63 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, so 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd 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
- Carter Hall Road, Sheffield, S12 3HS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 406 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 June 2025
Strengths
- “The school is ambitious for all.”
- “The mantra ‘be the best I can be’, is deeply rooted throughout the school community.”
- “Pupils rise to this challenge.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not check pupils’ understanding consistently well.”
- “This means that occasionally some pupils have gaps in their learning and develop misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2025 (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: 63 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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.
- Birley Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Woodlands Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Gleadless Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Intake Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birley Spa Primary Academy 1.3 mi Requires improvement
- Prince Edward Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Bankwood Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade