Totley Primary School
Sunnyvale Road, Sheffield, S17 4FB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Paxman
- Sponsor
- Mercia Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 425
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 140596
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142364482
About this school
Totley Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Totley 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 82% | 92% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 18% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 90% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 92% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 88% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Totley 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 | 85% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 92% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Totley Primary School compares
Totley Primary School ranked 1st of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 92% | 2.9% | 8.3% | 424 | — |
| Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 81% | 2.8% | 8.5% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| Dore Primary School | 82% | 2.8% | 7.5% | 484 | 0.8 miles |
| Bradway Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 15.9% | 416 | 1.2 miles |
| Penny Acres Primary School | 88% | 5% | 11.7% | 59 | 1.4 miles |
| William Levick Primary School | 81% | 2.7% | 8.6% | 207 | 1.6 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)
- 8.27%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 2.94%
- Persistent absence
- 4.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Dore Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Bradway Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Penny Acres Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Dronfield
-
William Levick Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Dronfield
Other schools in Sheffield
Totley Primary School ranks 1st 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 Totley Primary School teach?
- Totley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Totley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Totley Primary School is Mr Ben Paxman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Totley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Totley 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 Totley Primary School?
- Totley Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Totley Primary School full?
- Totley Primary School has capacity for 425 pupils and 424 on roll (100%), 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 Totley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Totley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Totley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Totley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Totley Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Totley Primary School is part of MERCIA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Totley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 92% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Totley Primary School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Totley Primary School ranked 1st of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Totley Primary School's absence rate?
- Totley Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Totley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Totley 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 1 July 2026.