E-ACT Pathways Academy
Raisen Hall Road, Sheffield, S5 7NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Principal
- Headteacher Elizabeth Long
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 139932
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142310044
About this school
E-ACT Pathways Academy is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 381 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- 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 | 58 | 57 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 44% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 54% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 49% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 44% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 E-ACT Pathways Academy 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 | 29% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 392 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Pathways Academy compares
E-ACT Pathways Academy ranked 53rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.6% | 62.8% | 381 | — |
| Oasis Academy Watermead | 70% | 7.8% | 53.9% | 423 | 0.3 miles |
| Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 58% | 480 | 0.3 miles |
| Southey Green Nursery & Primary School | 64% | 6.3% | 56.8% | 701 | 0.5 miles |
| Hucklow Primary School | 55% | 8.2% | 50.4% | 494 | 0.8 miles |
| Abbeyfield Primary Academy | 59% | 10.3% | 47.3% | 429 | 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)
- 62.75%
- English as an additional language
- 30.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 18.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Watermead0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Hucklow Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Abbeyfield Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
E-ACT Pathways Academy ranks 67th 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 year groups does E-ACT Pathways Academy teach?
- E-ACT Pathways Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the principal of E-ACT Pathways Academy?
- The principal of E-ACT Pathways Academy is Headteacher Elizabeth Long, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Pathways Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Pathways Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is E-ACT Pathways Academy?
- E-ACT Pathways Academy has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is E-ACT Pathways Academy full?
- E-ACT Pathways Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 381 on roll (64%), 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 E-ACT Pathways Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Pathways Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does E-ACT Pathways Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records E-ACT Pathways Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs E-ACT Pathways Academy?
- E-ACT Pathways Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have E-ACT Pathways Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E-ACT Pathways Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Pathways Academy ranked 53rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E-ACT Pathways Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Pathways Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Pathways Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Pathways Academy'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.