Dobcroft Nursery Infant School, Sheffield
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Sheffield, part of Peak Edge. It was 99% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
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
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 101 families put Dobcroft Nursery Infant School as their first choice and 195 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dobcroft Nursery Infant School are Dobcroft Junior School (under 0.1 miles); Dobcroft Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 88% maths); St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 98% reading, 91% maths); and Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, 92% reading, 77% maths).
Dobcroft Junior SchoolDobcroft Junior SchoolSt Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolClifford All Saints CofE Primary School
The trust
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School is one of 15 schools run by Peak Edge, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 19 pupils (6.3%) received SEN support and 8 (2.6%) 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.
Staffing
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dore & Totley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dobcroft Road/Silverdale Road (adjacent), 280 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dobcroft Nursery Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dobcroft Nursery Infant School are Mercia School (0.6 miles), High Storrs School (0.9 miles), Silverdale School (0.9 miles) and Aldine House Secure Children's Centre (1.6 miles).
Mercia SchoolHigh Storrs SchoolSilverdale SchoolAldine House Secure Children's Centre
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Dobcroft Infant School (URN 107048), it was rated Good in December 2021.
At a Glance
3.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
30.3
Avg class size
29.9
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dobcroft Nursery Infant School.
- Dobcroft After School Hours (DASH)At the school · Not yet graded
- Wild Wilf's Forest School160m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Dobcroft Nursery Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Dobcroft Nursery Infant School 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
269 pupils
270 places
1 spare place in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
8.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
303
Total Pupils
171
Boys
132
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,589
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1454k
Total funding
£11k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Dobcroft Infant School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Dobcroft Infant School (URN 107048), the school Dobcroft Nursery Infant School replaced. There are no figures for Dobcroft Nursery Infant School yet, so these are shown separately.
2.7%
Overall absence
1.6%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
Questions parents ask about Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
What is Dobcroft Nursery Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Dobcroft Infant School (URN 107048), it was rated Good in December 2021.
What is the catchment area for Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Dobcroft Nursery Infant School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
Classes at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School average 30.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School has around 303 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Dobcroft Nursery Infant School 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 Dobcroft Nursery Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Dobcroft After School Hours (DASH) (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Dobcroft Nursery Infant School?
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School is at Pingle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2LN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)