Carfield Primary School
Argyle Close, Sheffield, S8 9HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannan Mohammed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 708
- Pupils on roll
- 538
- URN
- 107087
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142557534
About this school
Carfield Primary School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 538 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 79 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 65% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 11% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Carfield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 612 |
| 2023/24 | 613 |
| 2024/25 | 593 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carfield Primary School compares
Carfield Primary School ranked 13th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.4% | 25.6% | 538 | — |
| Anns Grove Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 34.8% | 434 | 0.5 miles |
| Meersbrook Bank Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Bankwood Primary School | 54% | 8.5% | 70.9% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
| Mundella Primary School | — | — | — | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| Nether Edge Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 28.5% | 478 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 19 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.64%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 15.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Anns Grove Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Meersbrook Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Bankwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Mundella Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Nether Edge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Carfield Primary School ranks 21st of the 139 ranked primary schools in Sheffield.
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Carfield Primary School teach?
- Carfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Carfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carfield Primary School is Mrs Hannan Mohammed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Carfield Primary School?
- Carfield Primary School has 538 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Carfield Primary School full?
- Carfield Primary School has capacity for 708 pupils and 538 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Carfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Carfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carfield Primary School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Carfield Primary School ranked 13th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Carfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carfield Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.