State primary · 3 to 11 · Mixed · 538 pupils
Carfield Primary School
Argyle Close, Sheffield, S8 9HJ
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027
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Ofsted report card · January 2026Top 13% (15/117)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
Summary
The key facts, in one placePrimary (key stage 2)
The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 2,298th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Top 13%.
Top 13% (15/117)Rank among 117 Sheffield primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
- Inspection
- Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Getting in
- Not full for Reception 2026
- Results
- 78% expected standard; 20% higher standard
- Size
- 538 pupils; 47 places a year
- Run by
- Sheffield council
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, January 2026The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
AchievementStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Safeguarding standardsMet
Strengths, and things to check
- Expected standard: 78%, against 59% in Sheffield.
- Higher standard: 20%, against 7% in Sheffield.
- Persistently absent: 15.6%, against 13.4% in Sheffield.
- Suspensions per 100 pupils: 2.9, against 1.7 in Sheffield.
At a glance
Against Sheffield and EnglandThis schoolSheffieldEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
78%
Better than SheffieldHigher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
20%
Better than SheffieldAttendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
5.4%
In line with SheffieldPersistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
15.6%
Worse than SheffieldSuspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
2.9
Worse than SheffieldPupils and classes
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
25%
ContextPupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
20.1
ContextDemand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.9
In line with SheffieldSheffield and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →
Overview
Getting in
- 44 families put it first for 47 places; every one of them got in
- We hold a catchment map for this school.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Ofsted report card (Achievement: Strong standard; Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met)
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 78% (England 62%) (county 59%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 20% (England 8%) (county 7%)
Daily life
- Absence: 5.4% of sessions missed; 16% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.3% and 13%
- Suspensions: 3 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 1 permanent exclusion
- 20.1 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 161 m
- 11 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 2 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.4 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- Community school is run by its local council (Sheffield), not by an academy trust.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 47 | 44 | 106 | 44 |
| Reception | 2025 | 47 | 46 | 109 | 46 |
| Reception | 2024 | 49 | 39 | 108 | 39 |
| Reception | 2023 | 63 | 60 | 123 | 60 |
| Reception | 2022 | 81 | 69 | 129 | 69 |
| Reception | 2021 | 80 | 54 | 125 | 54 |
| Reception | 2020 | 73 | 60 | 140 | 60 |
| Reception | 2019 | 62 | 47 | 110 | 47 |
| Reception | 2018 | 76 | 59 | 129 | 59 |
| Reception | 2017 | 77 | 75 | 133 | 75 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
Feeder school rules
Priority at secondary schools
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Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 78% | 62% | 59% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 20% | 8% | 7% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Top 13% (15/117) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2026 | Report card | 7 areas graded |
| 19 April 2023 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
Source: Ofsted, 2026.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 16% | 1.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 20% | 1.8% |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 21% | 1.9% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 5.3% | 13% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 3218 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2.9 | 1.2% | 17 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2 | 2.3% | 38 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2.5 | 1.1% | 15 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 1.3 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils for each teacher | 20.1 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 161 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 2 serious and 0 fatal in all; 3 involved a pedestrian, 4 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 10.8 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 11.2 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 7.4 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 25% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 17% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 14% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 3.2% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 51% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Community school is run by its local council (Sheffield), not by an academy trust.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Sheffield and the Sheffield league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.