St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Pack Horse Lane, Sheffield, S35 3HY
169 pupils · 80% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 10 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 18 | 36 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 21 | 43 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 38 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 50 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 18 | 36 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 26 | 43 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 54 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 24 | 44 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- High Green Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Greengate Lane Academy 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Angram Bank Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lound Infant School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lound Junior School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Windmill Hill Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.