Fox Hill Primary
Keats Road, Sheffield, S6 1AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Ms Gaynor Kilmister
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Steel City Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 354
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 139134
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142313469
About this school
Fox Hill Primary is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fox Hill Primary, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 41 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 37% | 13% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 49% | 39% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 44% | 32% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 51% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Fox Hill Primary 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 | 39% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 13% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 313 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fox Hill Primary compares
Fox Hill Primary ranked 109th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 13% | 11% | 60.7% | 270 | — |
| Mansel Primary | 40% | 6.7% | 61% | 432 | 0.5 miles |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | 61% | 6% | 70% | 482 | 0.5 miles |
| Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 29.3% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | 57% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Grenoside Community Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 19.3% | 330 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.71%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.99%
- Persistent absence
- 34.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mansel Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Meynell Nursery & Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Grenoside Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Fox Hill Primary ranks 137th 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 Fox Hill Primary teach?
- Fox Hill Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the principal of Fox Hill Primary?
- The principal of Fox Hill Primary is Ms Gaynor Kilmister, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fox Hill Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fox Hill Primary, 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 Fox Hill Primary?
- Fox Hill Primary has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fox Hill Primary full?
- Fox Hill Primary has capacity for 354 pupils and 270 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 Fox Hill Primary a faith school?
- No. Fox Hill Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Fox Hill Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fox Hill Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Fox Hill Primary part of an academy trust?
- Fox Hill Primary is part of STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fox Hill Primary have?
- The schools register lists Fox Hill Primary's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fox Hill Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 13% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fox Hill Primary compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Fox Hill Primary ranked 109th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fox Hill Primary's absence rate?
- Fox Hill Primary's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fox Hill Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fox Hill Primary'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 1 July 2026.