Councils · England · Sheffield
Schools in Sheffield, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 135 primary, 30 secondary — with Sheffield’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Sheffield’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Sheffield’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN SHEFFIELD
Find your shortlist.
All 187state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 135
Abbey Lane Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Abbeyfield Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
Acres Hill Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Angram Bank Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Anns Grove Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Arbourthorne Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Free schools · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Athelstan Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Ballifield Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Bankwood Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Inadequate
Beck Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Beighton Nursery Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Birley Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bradfield Dungworth Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Bradway Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Brightside Nursery Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brook House Junior
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Broomhill Infant School
Foundation school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Brunswick Community Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Byron Wood Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Carfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Carter Knowle Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Coit Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Dobcroft Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Dore Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
E-ACT Pathways Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Ecclesall Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Ecclesfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Fox Hill Primary
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Gleadless Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Greengate Lane Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Greenhill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Grenoside Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Greystones Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Halfway Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Halfway Nursery Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hallam Nursery & Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hartley Brook Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hatfield Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
High Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
High Hazels Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hinde House 2-16 Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Holt House Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hucklow Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hunter's Bar Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hunter's Bar Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Intake Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Limpsfield Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lound Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lound Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lowedges Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lower Meadow Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lowfield Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Loxley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lydgate Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lydgate Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Malin Bridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Mansel Primary
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Marlcliffe Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Meersbrook Bank Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Meynell Nursery & Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Monteney Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Mosborough Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Mundella Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Nether Edge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Nether Green Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Nether Green Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Netherthorpe Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Nook Lane Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Norfolk Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Norton Free Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Don Valley
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Fir Vale
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Watermead
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oughtibridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Owler Brook Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Phillimore Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Pipworth Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Prince Edward Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Pye Bank CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Reignhead Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Rivelin Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Royd Nursery and Infant School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Shooter's Grove Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Shortbrook Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Springfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Stannington Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stocksbridge Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Stradbroke Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Tinsley Meadows Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Totley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Walkley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Waterthorpe Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Westways Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Wharncliffe Side Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Whiteways Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Windmill Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Wisewood Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Woodhouse West Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
Woodlands Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Woodseats Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Woodthorpe Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 30
All Saints' Catholic High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Free schools · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Bradfield Secondary School
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Chaucer School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Inadequate
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Ecclesfield School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Fir Vale Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
High Storrs School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Hinde House 2-16 Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
King Ecgbert School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
King Edward VII School
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lift Firth Park
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Mercia School
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Newfield Secondary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Notre Dame High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Don Valley
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Academy City
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
Sheffield Park Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Sheffield Springs Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
Silverdale School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Stocksbridge High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Tapton School & Sixth Form
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
The Birley Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
UTC Sheffield City Centre
University technical college · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
University technical college · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Westfield School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Yewlands Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
Special & other · 25
Al-Mahad Al-Islami
Other independent school · Ages 11-17 · Girls · South Yorkshire
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Archdale School
Community special school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Bents Green School
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Bethany School
Other independent school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Birkdale School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Brantwood Garden School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Chapeltown Academy
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Discovery Academy
Free schools special · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Freeman College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Kenwood Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Kingfisher Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 5-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Lotus Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 6-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Inadequate
Mossbrook School
Community special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Paces School for Conductive Education
Non-maintained special school · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education
Other independent special school · Ages 11-17 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Seven Hills School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Sheffield High School GDST
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Girls · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Talbot Specialist School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
The Rowan School
Community special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Not judged
The Sheffield College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
Westbourne School
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Willow Park School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Sheffield
Not judged yet
Woolley Wood School
Community special school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sheffield
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Sheffield.
If you live in Sheffield, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Sheffield secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Sheffield often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.