Birley Spa Primary Academy
Jermyn Crescent, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Cathy Gibson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 291
- URN
- 143965
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142399106
About this school
Birley Spa Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 291 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
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
- 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 | 56 | 59 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 34% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 44% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 46% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 46% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Birley Spa Primary 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 | 41% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 384 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birley Spa Primary Academy compares
Birley Spa Primary Academy ranked 48th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7% | 43.6% | 291 | — |
| St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 81% | 3.8% | 19.7% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Birley Primary Academy | 62% | 5.8% | 28.8% | 525 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodhouse West Primary School | 46% | 7.3% | 57.3% | 366 | 0.7 miles |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | 45% | 6.5% | 46.2% | 347 | 0.9 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 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)
- 43.58%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Birley Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Woodhouse West Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Rainbow Forge Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Ridgeway Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Birley Spa Primary Academy ranks 61st of the 139 ranked primary schools in Sheffield.
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- 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 Birley Spa Primary Academy teach?
- Birley Spa Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Birley Spa Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Birley Spa Primary Academy is Ms Cathy Gibson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birley Spa Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birley Spa Primary 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 Birley Spa Primary Academy?
- Birley Spa Primary Academy has 291 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Birley Spa Primary Academy full?
- Birley Spa Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 291 on roll (69%), 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 Birley Spa Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Birley Spa Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Birley Spa Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birley Spa Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Birley Spa Primary Academy?
- Birley Spa Primary Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Birley Spa Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Birley Spa Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Birley Spa Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birley Spa Primary Academy rank locally?
- Birley Spa Primary Academy ranked 48th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birley Spa Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Birley Spa Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birley Spa Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birley Spa Primary 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 10 July 2026.