Harthill Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 5 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Union Street, Harthill, Sheffield, S26 7YHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Harthill Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 126 schools in Rotherham. It ranks 69th of 136 primary schools in Sheffield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 27 November 2024

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

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

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 22 October 2024

The school's values of 'belonging, ambition, resilience and kindness' are at the core of everything it does. The school fosters a strong sense of belonging, ensuring that every pupil feels valued, supported and safe. This helps pupils to feel happy and enthusiastic about their learning and the enrichment opportunities on offer to them. Staff have high expectations of how pupils achieve. The majority of pupils achieve well. Pupils consistently show high levels of kindness and politeness towards both their peers and visitors. Staff help pupils to behave well and show positive attitudes towards their learning. Pupils have a clear understanding of the school's behaviour expectations. Pupils demonstrate understanding and acceptance of each other's differences. The school is proud to help pupils to play an active role in the community. Pupils contribute positively to their local area. For example, the school's choir regularly sings with the community choir and takes part in local celebration events. Pupils benefit from a well-considered offer for personal development. The school prioritises the development of pupil leadership opportunities. Pupils are empowered to take leading roles in assemblies, lunchtime clubs and charity fundraising. Pupils also act as peer mentors and school councillors. This means that they make a tangible contribution to school life. For example, the school council has successfully campaigned for safer driving near the school.

What the school should improve

  • The tasks that pupils are set do not consistently enable them to learn the wider curriculum as well as they should. Pupils' work in the wider curriculum is below the standard of their work in core subjects. The school should carry out further work to help deepen pupils' learning in the wider curriculum.
  • Assessment is not used well enough to check how well pupils are learning the wider curriculum. This means that gaps are not identified and teachers are not consistently sure that pupils are ready for new learning. The school should improve the use of assessment to better check how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

29 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths59%

59%, 3 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score105

105, 1 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

149 pupils on roll, with places for 181

Eligible for free school meals12.1%

12.1%, 14.4 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0.7%

0.7%, 20.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support16.8%

16.8%, 2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0.7%

0.7%, 5.3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Harthill Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Kiveton Park Infant School2 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement46% met the expected standard
Wales Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good81% met the expected standard
Killamarsh Junior School2 milesOfsted judgements: Requires improvement to good39% met the expected standard
Killamarsh Infant School2 milesOfsted: GoodNot published

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
Age range
5 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Lindsey McGrath
Address
Union Street, Harthill, Sheffield, S26 7YH
Local authority
Rotherham
URN
146492

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.