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Birley Primary Academy

URN
143964
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Birley Primary Academy
URN
143964
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

62 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#60 of 97 schools in Sheffield

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Birley Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Birley Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
6 May 2025
Inspection date
26 March 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 6 May 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

49

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

79

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

49

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.61×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sheffield
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sheffield)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://birleyprimaryacademy.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Sheffield to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

77.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

73.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

62.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S12 3AB - Thornbridge Avenue, Birley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Thornbridge Avenue, Birley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S12 3AB
Phone
1142399002
Website
http://birleyprimaryacademy.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sheffield
Local authority code
373

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 484 schools in Sheffield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

484

Open schools

191

Closed schools

290

Primary schools

308

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    6 May 202526 March 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 6 May 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      6 May 2025
      Inspected
      26 March 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    62.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 45

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary308 (64.3%)
    • Secondary71 (14.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other100 (20.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Birley Middle School0 mMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Birley Nursery School0 mNurseryClosed
    Birley Community Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Birley First School0 mPrimaryClosed
    The Birley Academy164 mSecondaryOpen
    Birley Community College164 mSecondaryClosed
    Charnock Hall Primary Academy1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Charnock Hall Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Charnock Hall Middle School1.0 kmMiddle deemed primaryClosed
    Charnock Hall First School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Birley Middle School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Birley Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed
    • Birley Community Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Birley First School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Sheffield)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNClosed
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNOpen
    Abbeyfield Primary AcademyPrimaryS3 9ANOpen
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQClosed
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQOpen
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeyfield Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S3 9AN
      Status
      Open
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S9 4GQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
    The Birley Academy
    Distance
    164 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Birley Community College
    Distance
    164 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Charnock Hall Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Charnock Hall Primary School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Charnock Hall Middle School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Charnock Hall First School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S9 4GQ
    Status
    Open