Schools in Sheffield
Sheffield at a glance
- Schools
- 170 131 state primary, 30 state secondary, 3 sixth-form or college and 6 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 92% 130 of the 141 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 13 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 38 Of 140 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 34% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 55 of 161 state schools that take an intake. Sheffield's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Sheffield
Primary
| Place in Sheffield | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Totley Primary School | Sheffield | Top 5% |
| 2 | Westways Primary School | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 3 | Greystones Primary School | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 4 | Dobcroft Junior School | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 5 | Carter Knowle Junior School | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 6 | Loxley Primary School | Sheffield | Top 25% |
| 7 | Oughtibridge Primary School | Sheffield | Top 25% |
| 8 | Charnock Hall Primary Academy | Sheffield | Top 25% |
| 9 | Malin Bridge Primary School | Sheffield | Top 25% |
| 10 | Bradfield Dungworth Primary School | Sheffield | Top 25% |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Sheffield primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Sheffield | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercia School | Sheffield | Top 1% |
| 2 | High Storrs School | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 3 | Tapton School & Sixth Form | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 4 | King Ecgbert School | Sheffield | Top 10% |
| 5 | Silverdale School | Sheffield | Top 25% |
| 6 | Notre Dame High School | Sheffield | Top 25% |
| 7 | Bradfield Secondary School | Sheffield | Top half |
| 8 | All Saints' Catholic High School | Sheffield | Top half |
| 9 | King Edward VII School | Sheffield | Top half |
| 10 | Meadowhead School Academy Trust | Sheffield | Top half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Sheffield secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Sheffield 169 schools · best schools
- South Yorkshire 1 school · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Sheffield council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Sheffield council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Sheffield council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Sheffield council |
Every Sheffield admission date · After offer day in Sheffield: replies, waiting lists and appeals
Sheffield catchment maps: the 141 school catchments we hold, with each map's source and year.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 55 of 161 state schools (34%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Sheffield: we hold checked fees for 3 of 6 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 127 nurseries and pre-schools in Sheffield, with fees held for 13. Nurseries in Sheffield by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Sheffield, A to Z by town
Sheffield
- Abbey Lane Primary School
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy
- Acres Hill Community Primary School
- All Saints' Catholic High School
- Angram Bank Primary School
- Anns Grove Primary School
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School
- Astrea Academy Sheffield
- Athelstan Primary School
- Ballifield Primary School
- Bankwood Primary School
- Beck Primary School
- Beighton Nursery Infant School
- Bethany School
- Birkdale School
- Birley Primary Academy
- Birley Spa Primary Academy
- Bradfield Dungworth Primary School
- Bradfield Secondary School
- Bradway Primary School
- Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
- Brightside Nursery Infant School
- Brook House Junior
- Broomhill Infant School
- Brunswick Community Primary School
- Byron Wood Primary Academy
- Carfield Primary School
- Carter Knowle Junior School
- Chapeltown Academy
- Charnock Hall Primary Academy
- Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School
- Coit Primary School
- Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
- Dobcroft Junior School
- Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
- Dore Primary School
- E-ACT Pathways Academy
- E-Act Parkwood Academy
- Ecclesall Primary School
- Ecclesfield Primary School
- Ecclesfield School
- Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy
- Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School
- Fir Vale Academy
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
- Fox Hill Primary
- Gleadless Primary School
- Greengate Lane Academy
- Greenhill Primary School
- Grenoside Community Primary School
- Greystones Primary School
- Halfway Junior School
- Halfway Nursery Infant School
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
- Hartley Brook Primary School
- Hatfield Academy
- High Green Primary School
- High Hazels Junior School
- High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy
- High Storrs School
- Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School
- Hinde House 2-16 Academy
- Holt House Infant School
- Hucklow Primary School
- Hunter's Bar Infant School
- Hunter's Bar Junior School
- Intake Primary School
- King Ecgbert School
- King Edward VII School
- Lift Firth Park
- Limpsfield Junior School
- Longley Park Sixth Form Academy
- Lound Infant School
- Lound Junior School
- Lowedges Primary Academy
- Lower Meadow Primary School
- Lowfield Community Primary School
- Loxley Primary School
- Lydgate Infant School
- Lydgate Junior School
- Malin Bridge Primary School
- Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School
- Mansel Primary
- Marlcliffe Community Primary School
- Meadowhead School Academy Trust
- Meersbrook Bank Primary School
- Mercia Northridge School
- Mercia School
- Meynell Nursery & Primary School
- Monteney Primary School
- Mosborough Primary School
- Mundella Primary School
- Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery
- Nether Edge Primary School
- Nether Green Infant School
- Nether Green Junior School
- Netherthorpe Primary School
- Newfield Secondary School
- Nook Lane Junior School
- Norfolk Community Primary School
- Norton Free Church of England Primary School
- Notre Dame High School
- Oasis Academy Don Valley
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale
- Oasis Academy Watermead
- Oughtibridge Primary School
- Outwood Academy City
- Owler Brook Primary School
- Parson Cross Church of England Primary School
- Phillimore Community Primary School
- Pipworth Community Primary School
- Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
- Prince Edward Primary School
- Pye Bank CofE Primary School
- Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
- Reignhead Primary School
- Rivelin Primary School
- Royd Nursery and Infant School
- Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School
- Sheffield High School GDST
- Sheffield Park Academy
- Sheffield Springs Academy
- Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School
- Shortbrook Primary School
- Silverdale School
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School
- Springfield Primary School
- St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Joseph's Primary School
- St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
- St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
- Stannington Infant School
- Stocksbridge High School
- Stocksbridge Junior School
- Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
- Stradbroke Primary School
- Tapton School & Sixth Form
- The Birley Academy
- The Sheffield College
- Tinsley Meadows Primary School
- Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Totley Primary School
- UTC Sheffield City Centre
- UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
- Walkley Primary School
- Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
- Waterthorpe Infant School
- Westbourne School
- Westfield School
- Westways Primary School
- Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery
- Whiteways Primary School
- Windmill Hill Primary School
- Wisewood Nursery & Primary School
- Woodhouse West Primary School
- Woodlands Primary School
- Woodseats Primary School
- Woodthorpe Primary School
- Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School
- Yewlands Academy
South Yorkshire
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