Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy, Sheffield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy, a caring and welcoming Christian school at the heart of the Waterthorpe community in Sheffield. As a joint Anglican and Methodist school, we are proud of our strong Christian foundation, our commitment to inclusion and our ambition for every child to flourish and succeed."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £2.00 per session.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Sheffield, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Sheffield lodged 129 appeals against primary school offers; 86 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (15.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy are Waterthorpe Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Shortbrook Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Halfway Nursery Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); and Rainbow Forge Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 61% reading, 45% maths).

Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy is one of 20 schools run by The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

42% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2025, 27 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 4 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy employed 10 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 16 pupils. Their average salary was £40,142.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £6,066 per pupil (£1.1 million in total), including £98,475 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

The nearest Underground station is Waterthorpe Platform to City, about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorpe Green/Thorpe Drive (at), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy stands in is among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 265 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is close to the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (268).

In 2023/24, Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy issued 10 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 2.3), and no permanent exclusions.