Birley Spa Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

SheffieldLocal Authority

Sheffield South EastConstituency

S12 4QEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birley Spa Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 291 pupils. Birley Spa Primary Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 34%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

291

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 291
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Feb 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
18 Dec 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.