Brigantia Hill Fort Academy, Sheffield
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Brigantia Learning Trust Limited.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy in detail
Getting a place at Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Brigantia Hill Fort Academy as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brigantia Hill Fort Academy are Limpsfield Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 72% maths); Limpsfield Junior School (0.5 miles); Brightside Nursery Infant School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); and Hatfield Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 44% reading, 51% maths).
Limpsfield Junior SchoolLimpsfield Junior SchoolBrightside Nursery Infant SchoolHatfield Academy
The trust
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is one of 4 schools run by Brigantia Learning Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Who goes there
40.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 62 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 6 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 5 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Medowhall Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newman Road/Newman Drive (adjacent), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Brigantia Hill Fort Academy are Hinde House 2-16 Academy (0.2 miles), Lift Firth Park (0.8 miles), Fir Vale Academy (1.2 miles) and Winterhill School (1.6 miles).
Hinde House 2-16 AcademyLift Firth ParkFir Vale AcademyWinterhill School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
40.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
20.5
Avg class size
21.6
Infant (KS1)
21.4
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
Before and after school care
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Sheffield
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Brigantia Hill Fort Academy.
- Happy Hearts After - School Club920m away · Not yet graded
- Let's Play @ Concord Sports Centre920m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sheffield's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brigantia Hill Fort Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is in Sheffield; for families living there:
- Sheffield's school travel policy: Home to School Travel and Transport Policy September 2023
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
325 pupils
420 places
95 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Sheffield council
Places available
6,785
Applications
5,415
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
62
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
20.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 5 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
145
Boys
180
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,543
Mean salary
2026 data
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
Questions parents ask about Brigantia Hill Fort Academy
What is the catchment area for Brigantia Hill Fort Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Brigantia Hill Fort Academy?
Classes at Brigantia Hill Fort Academy average 20.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brigantia Hill Fort Academy?
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy has around 325 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Brigantia Hill Fort Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 5 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Brigantia Hill Fort Academy?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Brigantia Hill Fort Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Brigantia Hill Fort Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Brigantia Hill Fort Academy: Happy Hearts After - School Club (920m away, registered, not yet graded) and Let's Play @ Concord Sports Centre (920m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Brigantia Hill Fort Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brigantia Hill Fort Academy?
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy is at Fife Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1NR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)