Carfield Primary School
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Carfield Primary School is a council school in Sheffield for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 538 pupils and room for 708. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 82 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 89% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Argyle Close, Sheffield, S8 9HJ0114 255 7534carfieldprimary.co.ukMrs Hannan Mohammed headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 27 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2023 | S5 Inspection | Requires improvement |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
82 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 82 | 79 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 73 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 65% | 69% | 54% | 55% | 63% | 59% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.4 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 87% | 85% | 81% | 67% | 70% | 78% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 89% | 85% | 79% | 68% | 67% | 68% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 80% | 70% | 71% | 78% | 80% | 82% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.6 | +3.5 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +0.9 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 57% | 50% | 57% | 30% | 29% | 40% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 85% | 69% | 76% | 64% | 63% | 72% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Sheffield council has drawn an official catchment area for this school. You can see it on the map below; it covers about 1.6 square kilometres. Living inside it moves your child up the queue when there are more applicants than places. It doesn't guarantee a place: the council's admissions rules decide the order.
Set your home postcode at the top of the page to see whether you live inside it.
About 73 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sheffield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What a home inside the catchment costs
Every home sold inside the council's catchment area, of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 143 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (41), emotional and mental health (32), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Specific learning difficulty (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 538 | 593 | 613 | 612 | 604 | 577 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 25% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 17% | 19% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.4% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 3.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 15.6% | 19.6% | 21.3% | 23.0% | 15.1% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anns Grove Primary School | Academy | 800 m | 434 | Good 2020 | 57 | Compare |
| Meersbrook Bank Primary School | Council | 860 m | 229 | Good 2022 | 70 | Compare |
| Bankwood Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 442 | Inadequate 2022 | 2 | Compare |
| Mundella Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 417 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Nether Edge Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 478 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Lowfield Community Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 409 | Good 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| Woodseats Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 407 | Good 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| Arbourthorne Community Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 473 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Carfield Primary School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 82 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 82% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 71 to 89. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 25% | above | +0.11 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 82 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | above | +0.16 | Ofsted report card, 0.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | in line | +0.01 | DfE progress measure; 82 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.11 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.02 | 2024/25; 540 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | above | +0.08 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 82 pupils |
| What parents say | 5% | in line | +0.01 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 143 responses |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Carfield Primary School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Carfield Primary School scores 82 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 89% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 71 to 89, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Carfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 27 January 2026 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as strong.
How good are Carfield Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 78% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 20% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Carfield Primary School have?
538 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 708 places, so it is 76% full.
Is Carfield Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 73 places were empty in 2024/25 (12% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Carfield Primary School?
Pupils were in school 94.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 16% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Carfield Primary School?
88% of the 143 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 88% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.
Does Carfield Primary School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Argyle Close, Sheffield, S8 9HJ
- Telephone
- 0114 255 7534
- Website
- www.carfieldprimary.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannan Mohammed
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Gleadless Valley
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107087 · LAESTAB 3732344 · UKPRN 10068773
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Catchment area: Sheffield council open data (Open Government Licence), reprojected to WGS84.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.