Dobcroft Junior School
Dobcroft Junior School is a converter academy in Sheffield for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. Ofsted visited in February 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Pingle Road, Sheffield, S7 2LN0114 236 8075dobcroft-jun.sheffield.sch.ukMrs Nicola Sexton (Mon-Thurs) and Sheree Doyle (Fridays) headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 10 February 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 (2)
| Date | Type | Outcome | Inspected as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 2026 | S5 Inspection | – | Dobcroft Junior School (predecessor) |
| 3 November 2021 | S5 Inspection | Good | This school |
† These inspections are for Dobcroft Junior School, the school this one replaced in July 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
96 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Dobcroft Junior School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Sheffield | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 96 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 90 | 91 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 84% | 83% | 79% | 82% | 79% | 59% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 16% | 10% | 29% | 24% | 26% | 6% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 110.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 104.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 109.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | 103.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 111.0 | 112.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 | 104.4 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 93% | 93% | 94% | 83% | 86% | 90% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 88% | 94% | 91% | 87% | 88% | 82% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 85% | 86% | 91% | 89% | 91% | 95% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +1.2 | +0.3 | -0.2 | +1.8 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +0.3 | -1.7 | +0.0 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 67% | 50% | 75% | – | – | 43% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 82% | 87% | 84% | – | – | 82% | – | – |
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.
† These results are for Dobcroft Junior School, the school this one replaced in July 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
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. 3 of the 4 gaps are 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.
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.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.5% 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 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 1.8% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 2.6% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 13.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Dobcroft Junior School, the school this one replaced in July 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobcroft Nursery Infant School | Academy | 120 m | 303 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 340 m | 297 | Good 2022 | 74 | Compare |
| Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 136 | Requires improvement 2021 | 44 | Compare |
| Holt House Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 166 | Good 2022 | 52 | Compare |
| Carter Knowle Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 239 | Good 2019 | 89 | Compare |
| Ecclesall Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 619 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Greystones Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | – | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Abbey Lane Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 533 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dobcroft Junior School a good school?
Dobcroft Junior School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from February 2026 rated its teaching as strong.
What is Dobcroft Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 10 February 2026 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as strong.
How good are Dobcroft Junior School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 80% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 22% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Dobcroft Junior School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Dobcroft Junior School?
Pupils were in school 97.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 3% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Pingle Road, Sheffield, S7 2LN
- Telephone
- 0114 236 8075
- Website
- www.dobcroft-jun.sheffield.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Sexton (Mon-Thurs) and Sheree Doyle (Fridays)
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 7-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited (10 schools)
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Ecclesall
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 July 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152450 · LAESTAB 3732239 · UKPRN 10100283
- Formerly
- Dobcroft Junior School
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.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.