Acres Hill Community Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Mather Road, Littledale, Sheffield, S9 4GQOpen in maps

Acres Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 188 schools in Sheffield. It ranks 80th of 136 primary schools in Sheffield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 17 February 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

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What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 January 2025

Pupils are proud of their school and happy to attend. Pupils say, rightly, that their school is an inclusive place to be. The majority of pupils hold the 'Acres attributes' of care, collaboration, creativity, resilience, respect and reflection in high regard. Pupils like the stickers they get from adults when they demonstrate these values in their work and behaviour. However, on occasion, the behaviour of some pupils in lessons is not well managed. This can disrupt the learning of others. The school is an important part of the local community. Building positive relationships with parents and carers is a high priority for the school. Events, such as family breakfasts and the community fair, help to bring parents into the school. Pupils enjoy the wide range of experiences the school offers them. Visits to venues such as galleries and cinemas help to give pupils a wider view of the world beyond their local community. The school is developing the curriculum to ensure that the quality of education that pupils receive improves. The school has high expectations for all pupils' achievement, but these are not currently realised at the end of key stage 2.

What the school should improve

  • In some subjects, the key knowledge that pupils should learn is not clearly identified. As a result, learning activities do not focus on important knowledge, leading to gaps in pupils' understanding. The school should ensure that the curriculum identifies and addresses the key knowledge and skills pupils should learn across all subjects so that they remember more of what they have been taught.
  • The curriculum adaptations for some pupils with SEND do not consistently match what these pupils need to learn next. This means that the tasks some pupils complete can be too difficult or too easy. The school should ensure that the curriculum adaptations and adjustments that they make help pupils with SEND to make better progress through the curriculum.
  • The school's high expectations and approach to managing pupils' behaviour are inconsistently applied. This results in learning being disrupted for some pupils during lessons. The school should ensure that all staff are supported to implement its approach to managing pupils' behaviour consistently well so that low-level disruption in classes is reduced.

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

33 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths45%

45%, 17 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths15%

15%, 7 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score105

105, 1 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

213 pupils on roll, with places for 235

Eligible for free school meals53.1%

53.1%, 26.6 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language50.2%

50.2%, 28.6 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support22.5%

22.5%, 7.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan8%

8%, 2 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Acres Hill Community Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Pipworth Community Primary School0.4 milesOfsted: Good64% met the expected standard
High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy0.5 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
High Hazels Junior School0.5 milesOfsted: Good65% met the expected standard
Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good33% met the expected standard
Athelstan Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST TRUST
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Anne-Marie Bailey
Phone
01142441512
Website
acreshillschool.co.uk
Address
Mather Road, Littledale, Sheffield, S9 4GQ
Local authority
Sheffield
URN
143546

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.