Phillimore Community Primary School
Phillimore Road, Darnall, Sheffield, S9 5EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Gillian Briggs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Sheffield South East Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 462
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 143798
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142494036
About this school
Phillimore Community Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 408 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. 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 | 61 | 54 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 44% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 63% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 54% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 69% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Phillimore Community 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 | 33% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 441 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Phillimore Community Primary School compares
Phillimore Community Primary School ranked 80th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7.5% | 57.6% | 408 | — |
| High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy | — | 6.7% | 53.2% | 305 | 0.5 miles |
| High Hazels Junior School | 65% | 6.2% | 56.7% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Acres Hill Community Primary School | 45% | 7% | 51.9% | 213 | 1.0 miles |
| Brightside Nursery Infant School | — | 5.6% | 35.9% | 206 | 1.2 miles |
| Limpsfield Junior School | — | — | — | — | 1.3 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
- 22 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report17 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.58%
- English as an additional language
- 70.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 25.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
High Hazels Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Acres Hill Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Brightside Nursery Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Limpsfield Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Phillimore Community Primary School ranks 100th 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 Phillimore Community Primary School teach?
- Phillimore Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the head teacher of Phillimore Community Primary School?
- The head teacher of Phillimore Community Primary School is Mrs Gillian Briggs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Phillimore Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Phillimore Community 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 big is Phillimore Community Primary School?
- Phillimore Community Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Phillimore Community Primary School full?
- Phillimore Community Primary School has capacity for 462 pupils and 408 on roll (88%), 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 Phillimore Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Phillimore Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Phillimore Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Phillimore Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Phillimore Community Primary School?
- Phillimore Community Primary School is part of SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Phillimore Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Phillimore Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Phillimore Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Phillimore Community Primary School rank locally?
- Phillimore Community Primary School ranked 80th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Phillimore Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Phillimore Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Phillimore Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phillimore Community 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 10 July 2026.