Birley Primary Academy
Primary schoolBirley Primary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 525 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 26 March 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Birley Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Sheffield and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Birley AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)160 m
- Charnock Hall Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Birley Spa Primary AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), November 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ridgeway Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed1.3 km
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Gleadless Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sheffield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).