Harthill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Sheffield, Rotherham
Last distance offered · Reception 2021
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2021
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harthill Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield, Rotherham for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Rotherham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 entry.
Harthill 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 saw 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Families living outside Rotherham made 7 of the 40 Reception 2026 applications (18%), and 4 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rotherham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Union Street, Harthill, Sheffield, S26 7YH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Rotherham
- Pupils on roll
- 149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school fosters a strong sense of belonging, ensuring that every pupil feels valued, supported and safe.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy and enthusiastic about their learning and the enrichment opportunities on offer to them.”
- “Staff have high expectations of how pupils achieve.”
To improve
- “On occasions, the tasks that pupils are set do not enable them to apply their learning in sufficient depth.”
- “Pupils’ work in the wider curriculum is not as strong as the standard of their work in core subjects, such as English.”
- “In some lessons, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 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) | 59% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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 Rotherham.
- Kiveton Park Infant School 1.6 mi Good
- Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School 1.9 mi Requires improvement
- Wales Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Todwick Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Anston Brook Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aston Hall Junior and Infant School 3.2 mi Standards maintained
- Anston Greenlands Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published