Anston Hillcrest Primary School
Hawthorne Avenue, South Anston, Sheffield, S25 5GR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Rayner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- James Montgomery Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 252
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 146467
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909550022
About this school
Anston Hillcrest Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 237 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 | 29 | 33 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Anston Hillcrest 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 | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Anston Hillcrest Primary School compares
Anston Hillcrest Primary School ranked 38th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham 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 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4% | 9.9% | 237 | — |
| Anston Brook Primary School | 41% | 5.5% | 23.6% | 160 | 0.5 miles |
| Anston Park Junior School | — | 5.6% | — | 206 | 1.1 miles |
| Anston Park Infant School | — | 5.4% | 20.3% | 155 | 1.1 miles |
| Anston Greenlands Primary School | 61% | 4.1% | 7.4% | 211 | 1.2 miles |
| Todwick Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 205 | 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)
- 9.91%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 5.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Anston Brook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Anston Park Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Anston Park Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Anston Greenlands Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Todwick Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Anston Hillcrest Primary School ranks 62nd 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 Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
- Aston Fence Junior and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Anston Hillcrest Primary School teach?
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Anston Hillcrest Primary School?
- The headteacher of Anston Hillcrest Primary School is Mrs Kate Rayner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Anston Hillcrest Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Anston Hillcrest 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 Anston Hillcrest Primary School?
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Anston Hillcrest Primary School full?
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School has capacity for 252 pupils and 237 on roll (94%), 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 Anston Hillcrest Primary School a faith school?
- No. Anston Hillcrest Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Anston Hillcrest Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Anston Hillcrest Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Anston Hillcrest Primary School?
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School is part of JAMES MONTGOMERY 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 Anston Hillcrest Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Anston Hillcrest 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 Anston Hillcrest Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Anston Hillcrest Primary School rank locally?
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School ranked 38th of 84 primary schools in Rotherham 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 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Anston Hillcrest Primary School's absence rate?
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Anston Hillcrest Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Anston Hillcrest 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.