Ballifield Primary School

SheffieldFoundation school

Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield, S13 9HH

Headteacher: Mrs Rachael BinnsSchool website ↗Pupils: 478 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
98% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
98%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
59.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 64%·Writing 75%·Maths 71%All three 59%
Reading
Expected64%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
60of 61 (98.4%)
How many applied in total?
129

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
235 girls, 243 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 59% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1654.0%7.0%-1.0+0.1+0.4
2016/1753.0%10.0%-1.9-0.6-1.6
2017/1853.0%2.0%-2.1-1.9-1.3
2018/1953.0%8.0%-2.4-1.1+0.5
2022/2350.0%10.0%-3.4-1.8-1.9
2023/2457.0%10.0%---
2024/2559.0%9.0%---
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