SCHOOL PROFILE

Hatfield Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 144481
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Sheffield
Trust ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 344 344 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 171 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 173 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.1%
31.3 pts above England
School 56.1%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.3%
21.0 pts above England
School 41.3%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
28.2%
97
Pakistani
23.3%
80
African
18.6%
64
Any other ethnic group
10.2%
35
White and Asian
4.4%
15
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
10
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 33.7% 116 of 344 pupils
12.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.7%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 29.7% 102 pupils
England 14.8% 14.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 43
Social, emotional & mental health 34
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 8
Hearing impairment 5
Moderate learning difficulty 5

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

35.0% 25.4 pts below England
School 35.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

44.0%

29.8 pts below England

School 44.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

49.0%

21.3 pts below England

School 49.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

51.0%

21.0 pts below England

School 51.0%
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

6.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.18 pts higher than England
School 6.40%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.04 pts higher than England
School 20.86%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 1.14%
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

81.9% 6.3 pts below England
Hatfield Academy
81.9%
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