Mansel Primary
Chaucer Road, Sheffield A, Sheffield, S5 9QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Mrs Emily Matthews
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Steel City Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 139137
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142321278
About this school
Mansel Primary is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 432 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mansel Primary, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- 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 | 56 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 63% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 61% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Mansel 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 | 50% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mansel Primary compares
Mansel Primary ranked 96th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.7% | 61% | 432 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | 57% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| Fox Hill Primary | 13% | 11% | 60.7% | 270 | 0.5 miles |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | 61% | 6% | 70% | 482 | 0.7 miles |
| Monteney Primary School | 45% | 7.5% | 39.4% | 446 | 0.8 miles |
| Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 29.3% | 203 | 0.9 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)
- 60.98%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Fox Hill Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Meynell Nursery & Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Monteney Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Mansel Primary ranks 119th 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 Mansel Primary teach?
- Mansel Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the principal of Mansel Primary?
- The principal of Mansel Primary is Mrs Emily Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mansel Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mansel 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 Mansel Primary?
- Mansel Primary has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mansel Primary full?
- Mansel Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 432 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Mansel Primary a faith school?
- No. Mansel Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Mansel Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mansel Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Mansel Primary part of an academy trust?
- Mansel 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.
- How have Mansel Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mansel Primary compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Mansel Primary ranked 96th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mansel Primary's absence rate?
- Mansel Primary's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mansel Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mansel 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.