Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Carter Hall Road, Sheffield, S12 3HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Paul Burgess
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 143970
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142396083
About this school
Charnock Hall Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 406 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 55 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 71% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 16% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 80% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| 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 Charnock Hall 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 | 70% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charnock Hall Primary Academy compares
Charnock Hall Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.6% | 21.6% | 406 | — |
| Birley Primary Academy | 62% | 5.8% | 28.8% | 525 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 39% | 8.4% | 63.8% | 465 | 0.7 miles |
| Gleadless Primary School | 49% | 4.9% | 30.6% | 426 | 0.8 miles |
| Intake Primary School | 61% | 5.1% | 33.2% | 408 | 1.1 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.2 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
-
Ungraded inspection report18 June 2025
- 23 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.62%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 5.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birley Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Woodlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Gleadless Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Intake Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Ridgeway Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Charnock Hall Primary Academy ranks 36th 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 Charnock Hall Primary Academy teach?
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Charnock Hall Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Charnock Hall Primary Academy is Headteacher Paul Burgess, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Charnock Hall Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charnock Hall 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 Charnock Hall Primary Academy?
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Charnock Hall Primary Academy full?
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Charnock Hall Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Charnock Hall Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Charnock Hall Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Charnock Hall Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Charnock Hall Primary Academy?
- Charnock Hall 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.
- How have Charnock Hall Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charnock Hall Primary Academy rank locally?
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy ranked 23rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charnock Hall Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charnock Hall Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charnock Hall 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.