SCHOOL PROFILE

Birley Spa Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 143965
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 November 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 291 268 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 152 52.2% of pupils
Male pupils 139 47.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.9%
26.1 pts above England
School 50.9%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.9%
13.4 pts below England
School 6.9%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.5%
243
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
13
African
2.7%
8
Any other White background
2.4%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
5
White and Black African
1.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 40.2% 117 of 291 pupils
19.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 40.2%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 36.4% 106 pupils
England 14.8% 21.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 51
Social, emotional & mental health 35
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Other difficulty or disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Sheffield 68.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.80 pts higher than England
School 7.01%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.30%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.48 pts higher than England
School 23.30%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.72%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.09 pts lower than England
School 0.72%
Sheffield 2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.3% 18.9 pts below England
Birley Spa Primary Academy
69.3%
Sheffield
93.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information