Area guide · Sheffield and Rotherham and Derbyshire and Barnsley
Living in Sheffield with children
Sheffield, Sheffield and Rotherham and Derbyshire and Barnsley. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 500,520 people in 207,142 households; 27.3% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
208schools in Sheffield
£225ktypical semi, 12 months
113crimes a year per 1,000 people
90%gigabit broadband
Schools
208 schools: 165 state primary, 35 state secondary, 3 sixth form or college, 5 privateSheffield on the schools map →Primary: expected standard, three-year average to 2024/25 (DfE) · red mark: Sheffield 59%Ofsted
Secondary: grade 5+ English and maths, 2023/24 to 2025/26, weighted by cohort (DfE) · red mark: Sheffield 48%Ofsted
Every school in Sheffield, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (165)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totley Primary School | Outstanding | Top 5% · 1st in Sheffield | 0.805 miles (2026) |
| Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | Good | Top 5% · 1st in Barnsley | — |
| Westways Primary School | School remains Good | Top 10% · 2nd in Sheffield | — |
| Greystones Primary School | School remains Good | Top 10% · 3rd in Sheffield | 1.81 miles (2025) |
| Dobcroft Junior School | Ofsted report card | Top 10% · 4th in Sheffield | — |
| Carter Knowle Junior School | Good | Top 10% · 5th in Sheffield | — |
| Swallownest Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 6th in Rotherham | — |
| Loxley Primary School | Outstanding | Top 25% · 6th in Sheffield | 0.798 miles (2026) |
| Oughtibridge Primary School | Outstanding | Top 25% · 7th in Sheffield | 3.192 miles (2026) |
| Charnock Hall Primary Academy | Good | Top 25% · 8th in Sheffield | 0.922 miles (2026) |
| Ridgeway Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 16th in Derbyshire | — |
| Malin Bridge Primary School | School remains Outstanding | Top 25% · 9th in Sheffield | 1.963 miles (2026) |
| Bradfield Dungworth Primary School | School remains Good | Top 25% · 10th in Sheffield | 4.831 miles (2024) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 11th in Sheffield | — |
| Mosborough Primary School | Outstanding | Top 25% · 12th in Sheffield | 1.279 miles (2025) |
| Dore Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 13th in Sheffield | 0.477 miles (2024) |
| Angram Bank Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 25% · 14th in Sheffield | — |
| Marlcliffe Community Primary School | School remains Good | Top 25% · 15th in Sheffield | — |
| Marsh Lane Primary School | School remains Good | Top 25% · 32nd in Derbyshire | — |
| Ecclesall Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 16th in Sheffield | — |
| Carfield Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 25% · 17th in Sheffield | — |
| Hallam Nursery & Primary School | Outstanding | Top 25% · 18th in Sheffield | 3.064 miles (2026) |
| Todwick Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 8th in Rotherham | — |
| Aston Fence Junior and Infant School | Outstanding | Top 25% · 9th in Rotherham | — |
| Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 25% · 19th in Sheffield | — |
| Aston Hall Junior and Infant School | Standards maintained | Top 25% · 10th in Rotherham | — |
| Walkley Primary School | Good | Top 25% · 20th in Sheffield | 2.731 miles (2026) |
| St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top half · 21st in Sheffield | — |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary | School remains Good | Top half · 42nd in Derbyshire | — |
| Millhouse Primary School | Good | Top half · 17th in Barnsley | — |
| Anston Greenlands Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 12th in Rotherham | — |
| Prince Edward Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 22nd in Sheffield | 0.357 miles (2026) |
| St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Standards maintained | Top half · 23rd in Sheffield | — |
| Mundella Primary School | Outstanding | Top half · 24th in Sheffield | 0.483 miles (2026) |
| Nether Edge Primary School | Outstanding | Top half · 25th in Sheffield | 0.482 miles (2026) |
| Nook Lane Junior School | School remains Good | Top half · 26th in Sheffield | — |
| Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | School remains Good | Top half · 27th in Sheffield | — |
| Coit Primary School | Good | Top half · 28th in Sheffield | 1.64 miles (2026) |
| Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School | Good | Top half · 29th in Sheffield | — |
| Pipworth Community Primary School | Good | Top half · 30th in Sheffield | — |
| Grenoside Community Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 31st in Sheffield | 1.273 miles (2026) |
| Athelstan Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 32nd in Sheffield | 1.659 miles (2025) |
| Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 33rd in Sheffield | — |
| Wisewood Nursery & Primary School | Good | Top half · 34th in Sheffield | — |
| Whiteways Primary School | Standards maintained | Top half · 35th in Sheffield | — |
| Oxspring Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 29th in Barnsley | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Good | Top half · 36th in Sheffield | — |
| Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School | Requires improvement | Top half · 37th in Sheffield | — |
| Hunter's Bar Junior School | Standards maintained | Top half · 38th in Sheffield | — |
| Stradbroke Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 39th in Sheffield | 0.938 miles (2024) |
| Bradway Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 40th in Sheffield | — |
| St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | School remains Good | Top half · 41st in Sheffield | — |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School | Good | Top half · 36th in Barnsley | — |
| Wales Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 24th in Rotherham | — |
| Meersbrook Bank Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 42nd in Sheffield | 0.858 miles (2026) |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | School remains Good | Top half · 43rd in Sheffield | — |
| Nether Green Junior School | Standards maintained | Top half · 44th in Sheffield | — |
| Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School | School remains Good | Top half · 45th in Sheffield | 1.618 miles (2025) |
| Ballifield Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 46th in Sheffield | 1.494 miles (2026) |
| Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School | Good | Lower half · 31st in Rotherham | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | School remains Good | Lower half · 47th in Sheffield | — |
| Norton Free Church of England Primary School | Good | Lower half · 48th in Sheffield | 0.521 miles (2026) |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) | School remains Outstanding | Lower half · 49th in Sheffield | — |
| Greengate Lane Academy | School remains Good | Lower half · 50th in Sheffield | — |
| Woodthorpe Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 51st in Sheffield | — |
| Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | Good | Lower half · 52nd in Sheffield | — |
| Abbey Lane Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 53rd in Sheffield | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Good | Lower half · 54th in Sheffield | — |
| Stocksbridge Junior School | Outstanding | Lower half · 55th in Sheffield | — |
| Halfway Junior School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 56th in Sheffield | — |
| Brook House Junior | Good | Lower half · 57th in Sheffield | — |
| High Hazels Junior School | Good | Lower half · 58th in Sheffield | — |
| Anston Hillcrest Primary School | Good | Lower half · 39th in Rotherham | — |
| Owler Brook Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 59th in Sheffield | — |
| Southey Green Nursery & Primary School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 60th in Sheffield | — |
| Anston Brook Primary School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 41st in Rotherham | — |
| Brunswick Community Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 61st in Sheffield | — |
| Laughton Junior and Infant School | Good | Lower half · 42nd in Rotherham | — |
| Thurlstone Primary School | Good | Lower half · 56th in Barnsley | — |
| Birley Primary Academy | Standards maintained | Lower half · 63rd in Sheffield | — |
| High Green Primary School | Good | Lower half · 64th in Sheffield | 2.365 miles (2026) |
| Harthill Primary School | Good | Lower half · 47th in Rotherham | — |
| Lydgate Junior School | School remains Good | Lower half · 65th in Sheffield | — |
| Limpsfield Junior School | Good | Lower half · 66th in Sheffield | — |
| Lound Junior School | School remains Good | Lower half · 67th in Sheffield | — |
| Oasis Academy Watermead | Good | Lower half · 68th in Sheffield | — |
| Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery | Good | Lower half · 69th in Sheffield | — |
| Anns Grove Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 70th in Sheffield | 1.027 miles (2025) |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 71st in Sheffield | — |
| Tinsley Meadows Primary School | Good | Lower half · 72nd in Sheffield | — |
| Aston Lodge Primary School | Good | Lower half · 53rd in Rotherham | — |
| Woodseats Primary School | Good | Lower half · 73rd in Sheffield | — |
| Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School | Good | Lower half · 74th in Sheffield | 0.293 miles (2026) |
| Lowedges Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 75th in Sheffield | — |
| Abbeyfield Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 76th in Sheffield | — |
| Birley Spa Primary Academy | Requires improvement | Lower half · 77th in Sheffield | — |
| Greenhill Primary School | Good | Lower half · 78th in Sheffield | 0.62 miles (2024) |
| Hucklow Primary School | Good | Lower half · 79th in Sheffield | 0.494 miles (2026) |
| Intake Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 80th in Sheffield | — |
| Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 59th in Rotherham | — |
| Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy | School remains Good | Lower half · 81st in Sheffield | — |
| Lowfield Community Primary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 82nd in Sheffield | — |
| Ecclesfield Primary School | Good | Lower half · 83rd in Sheffield | 0.573 miles (2025) |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | Good | Lower half · 84th in Sheffield | — |
| Aughton Primary Academy | Standards maintained | Lower half · 62nd in Rotherham | — |
| Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 85th in Sheffield | — |
| Springfield Primary School | Good | Lower half · 86th in Sheffield | 0.922 miles (2026) |
| Rivelin Primary School | Good | Lower half · 87th in Sheffield | — |
| Lower Meadow Primary School | Standards maintained | Lower half · 88th in Sheffield | — |
| Mansel Primary | Good | Lower half · 89th in Sheffield | — |
| Gleadless Primary School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 90th in Sheffield | — |
| Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | Good | Lower half · 91st in Sheffield | — |
| E-ACT Pathways Academy | Good | Lower half · 92nd in Sheffield | — |
| St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Good | Lower half · 93rd in Sheffield | — |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Good | Lower half · 94th in Sheffield | — |
| Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 71st in Rotherham | — |
| Eckington Junior School | Good | Lower half · 197th in Derbyshire | — |
| Woodlands Primary School | Good | Lower half · 95th in Sheffield | — |
| Monteney Primary School | Good | Lower half · 96th in Sheffield | 2.183 miles (2024) |
| Hartley Brook Primary School | Good | Lower half · 97th in Sheffield | — |
| Reignhead Primary School | Good | Lower half · 98th in Sheffield | — |
| Killamarsh Junior School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 200th in Derbyshire | — |
| Pye Bank CofE Primary School | Good | Lower half · 99th in Sheffield | — |
| Woodhouse West Primary School | Good | Lower half · 101st in Sheffield | — |
| Renishaw Primary School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 206th in Derbyshire | — |
| Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 102nd in Sheffield | — |
| Springwood Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 76th in Rotherham | — |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 103rd in Sheffield | — |
| Netherthorpe Primary School | Good | Lower half · 104th in Sheffield | 0.29 miles (2026) |
| Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School | Good | Lower half · 105th in Sheffield | 1.403 miles (2025) |
| Acres Hill Community Primary School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 106th in Sheffield | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Good | Lower half · 79th in Rotherham | — |
| Phillimore Community Primary School | Good | Lower half · 107th in Sheffield | — |
| Hatfield Academy | Good | Lower half · 108th in Sheffield | — |
| Arbourthorne Community Primary School | Good | Lower half · 109th in Sheffield | 1.542 miles (2026) |
| Byron Wood Primary Academy | Good | Lower half · 110th in Sheffield | — |
| Dinnington Community Primary School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 82nd in Rotherham | — |
| Norfolk Community Primary School | Good | Lower half · 111th in Sheffield | — |
| Fox Hill Primary | Requires improvement | Lower half · 112th in Sheffield | — |
| Oasis Academy Fir Vale | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 113th in Sheffield | — |
| Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School | Good | Lower half · 114th in Sheffield | — |
| Beck Primary School | Good | Lower half · 115th in Sheffield | — |
| Anston Park Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Anston Park Junior School | Requires improvement | — | — |
| Bankwood Primary School | Inadequate | — | — |
| Beighton Nursery Infant School | Good | — | — |
| Brigantia Hill Fort Academy | — | — | — |
| Brightside Nursery Infant School | Outstanding | — | 2.012 miles (2025) |
| Broomhill Infant School | Good | — | — |
| Dobcroft Nursery Infant School | Good | — | 0.699 miles (2026) |
| Halfway Nursery Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
| High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy | School remains Good | — | — |
| Holt House Infant School | Good | — | 0.754 miles (2024) |
| Hoylandswaine Primary School | Inadequate | — | — |
| Hunter's Bar Infant School | School remains Good | — | 0.786 miles (2025) |
| Killamarsh Infant School | Some aspects not as strong | — | — |
| Kiveton Park Infant School | Good | — | — |
| Lound Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Lydgate Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Nether Green Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Royd Nursery and Infant School | Good | — | — |
| Shortbrook Primary School | Good | — | — |
| Stannington Infant School | Outstanding | — | 0.931 miles (2025) |
| Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School | Standards maintained | — | — |
| Waterthorpe Infant School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (35)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercia School | Outstanding | Top 1% · 1st in Sheffield | 0.904 miles (2026) |
| High Storrs School | School remains Good | Top 10% · 2nd in Sheffield | 1.277 miles (2026) |
| Tapton School & Sixth Form | Outstanding | Top 10% · 3rd in Sheffield | 0.975 miles (2026) |
| King Ecgbert School | Outstanding | Top 10% · 4th in Sheffield | 2.37 miles (2026) |
| Silverdale School | Good | Top 25% · 5th in Sheffield | 2.002 miles (2026) |
| Notre Dame High School | Good | Top 25% · 6th in Sheffield | — |
| Penistone Grammar School | School remains Good | Top 25% · 2nd in Barnsley | 8.137 miles (2026) |
| Bradfield Secondary School | Good | Top half · 7th in Sheffield | — |
| All Saints' Catholic High School | Ofsted report card | Top half · 8th in Sheffield | — |
| King Edward VII School | Good | Top half · 9th in Sheffield | 1.393 miles (2026) |
| Meadowhead School Academy Trust | Good | Top half · 10th in Sheffield | 1.543 miles (2026) |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | Good | Top half · 11th in Sheffield | 2.149 miles (2026) |
| Astrea Academy Sheffield | Good | Top half · 12th in Sheffield | 1.616 miles (2026) |
| Newfield Secondary School | School remains Good | Lower half · 13th in Sheffield | 1.439 miles (2026) |
| Wales High School | School remains Good | Lower half · 5th in Rotherham | — |
| Hinde House 2-16 Academy | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 14th in Sheffield | 1.077 miles (2024) |
| Dinnington High School | Requires improvement | Lower half · 7th in Rotherham | — |
| Aston Academy | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 9th in Rotherham | — |
| Ecclesfield School | Good | Lower half · 15th in Sheffield | 2.198 miles (2026) |
| Westfield School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 16th in Sheffield | 1.887 miles (2026) |
| Eckington School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 31st in Derbyshire | — |
| The Birley Academy | Good | Lower half · 17th in Sheffield | — |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | Standards maintained | Lower half · 18th in Sheffield | — |
| Yewlands Academy | Requires improvement | Lower half · 19th in Sheffield | 2.094 miles (2026) |
| Outwood Academy City | Good | Lower half · 20th in Sheffield | — |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | School remains Good | Lower half · 21st in Sheffield | — |
| Lift Firth Park | Requires improvement | Lower half · 22nd in Sheffield | — |
| Sheffield Springs Academy | Good | Lower half · 23rd in Sheffield | — |
| Handsworth Grange Community Sports College | Requires improvement | Lower half · 24th in Sheffield | 2.518 miles (2026) |
| Stocksbridge High School | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 25th in Sheffield | — |
| Oasis Academy Don Valley | Ofsted report card | Lower half · 26th in Sheffield | 1.2 miles (2026) |
| Sheffield Park Academy | School remains Good | Lower half · 27th in Sheffield | 1.034 miles (2026) |
| UTC Sheffield City Centre | Good | Lower half · 28th in Sheffield | — |
| Fir Vale Academy | Requires improvement | Lower half · 29th in Sheffield | — |
| Mercia Northridge School | — | — | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (3)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeltown Academy | Good | Lower half · 12th in Sheffield | — |
| Longley Park Sixth Form Academy | Good | Lower half · 13th in Sheffield | — |
| The Sheffield College | Good | Lower half · 17th in Sheffield | — |
Private schools (5)
| School | Inspection | League table | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield High School GDST | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | Top 25% · 1st in Sheffield | — |
| Birkdale School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | Top half · 2nd in Sheffield | — |
| Bethany School | — | — | — |
| Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
| Westbourne School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£225,000
Terraced£200,000
Flat or maisonette£147,000
The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (589 detached, 1645 semi-detached, 1475 terraced, 657 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Sheffield. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Sheffield →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)3railway stations within 2 km: City Hall To Cathedral (0.1 miles); City Hall (0.1 miles); Cathedral To City Hall (0.1 miles)
158bus stops within 1 km of the town centre
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 90% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 98%, on average across the 3,011 postcodes in S35, S5, S6. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published prices147registered nurseries and pre-schools
£42 to £150a day, where 13 publish a day rate (the middle £66)
What Ofsted found: 28 outstanding; 1 strong or better in every area; 102 good, or expected standard; 1 requires improvement; 15 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 4 in Derbyshire · 7 in Barnsley · 11 in Rotherham · 125 in Sheffield.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 19 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Sheffield
The next dates for families applyingPrimary applications close15 Jan 2027
Secondary offer day1 Mar 2027
Year 7: reply to your offer (about)15 Mar 2027
Application deadlines and offer days: Sheffield · Rotherham · Derbyshire · Barnsley.
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