Loxley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.798 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Loxley Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Loxley 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 | 0.798 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child 0.798 miles away, the 9th shortest of 25 Sheffield primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer than in 2024 but further than in 2020, and the figure has swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 35 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% 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
- Rodney Hill, Loxley, Sheffield, S6 6SG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “This is an exceptional school.”
- “The school motto of ‘aiming high together’ encapsulates a vision shared by all staff, pupils and families.”
- “They are proud of the school and thrive during their time at Loxley.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 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) | 87% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Wisewood Nursery & Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Shooter's Grove Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Nook Lane Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Malin Bridge Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Stannington Infant School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marlcliffe Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Rivelin Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published