Fox Hill Primary, Sheffield
Fox Hill Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Steel City Schools Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 144th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 14,377th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Fox Hill Primary in detail
Results
In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils at Fox Hill Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 32% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 49% in reading and 44% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Fox Hill Primary
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Fox Hill Primary as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fox Hill Primary are Mansel Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 67% maths); Meynell Nursery & Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 76% maths); Parson Cross Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 54% reading, 57% maths); and St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Fox Hill Primary.
Mansel PrimaryMeynell Nursery & Primary SchoolParson Cross Church of England Primary SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
The trust
Fox Hill Primary is one of 10 schools run by Steel City Schools Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fox Hill Primary (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (79%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).
Who goes there
60.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 80 pupils (29.6%) received SEN support and 21 (7.8%) 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.
Fox Hill Primary has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and moderate learning difficulties: 21 places, 18 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Fox Hill Primary had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Middlewood Supertram Platform, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wilcox Road/Powley Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fox Hill Primary stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fox Hill Primary issued 91 suspensions, 32.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fox Hill Primary are Mercia Northridge School (0.4 miles), Yewlands Academy (0.5 miles) and E-Act Parkwood Academy (1.2 miles).
Mercia Northridge SchoolYewlands AcademyE-Act Parkwood Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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; DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Fox Hill Primary excels at creating a caring, supportive environment where all children feel safe and happy. The school does particularly well with pupils who have special educational needs, providing thoughtful adaptations and integration into mainstream lessons. Reading and mathematics teaching is strong, with well-trained staff ensuring pupils master the fundamentals.
Key Strengths
- Highly supportive and nurturing environment with excellent care for pupils with SEND
- Well-taught early reading and mathematics with focused phonics instruction
- Good behaviour and attitudes with effective support for pupils who struggle to regulate behaviour
- Strong early years provision that prepares children well for the next stage
- Commitment to equality, diversity and British values
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent curriculum planning across subjects - key knowledge not clearly identified in all areas
- Pupils' early writing skills need improvement - too many form letters incorrectly and lack fluency
- Low attendance and punctuality rates negatively impacting pupil learning and creating knowledge gaps
- Need for more precise identification of component knowledge across the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders and staff creating a culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Multisports, archery, yoga, curriculum enrichment visits and visitors
Fox Hill Primary is a nurturing school with dedicated staff that provides high-quality support for pupils with additional needs. However, the quality of education requires improvement due to inconsistent teaching across subjects and issues with pupil attendance and writing skills.
At a Glance
60.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SpLD, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
14 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 49% to 39% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 44% to 32% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 59% to 21% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.1
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
23.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fox Hill Primary
Before and after school care
Fox Hill Primary 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 Fox Hill Primary.
- The Lime Trees at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy950m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fox Hill Primary 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 Fox Hill Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fox Hill Primary 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
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 18 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
252 pupils
315 places
63 spare places 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
80
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
37.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Fox Hill Primary has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and moderate learning difficulties: 21 places, 18 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
270
Total Pupils
147
Boys
123
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
15.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,135
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,294
Per pupil
£1972k
Total funding
£233k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.0%
Overall absence
34.4%
Persistent absence
247
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
Fox Hill Primary
Questions parents ask about Fox Hill Primary
What are SATs results like at Fox Hill Primary?
Of the pupils at Fox Hill Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 39% reached the expected standard in reading and 32% did so in maths.
What is Fox Hill Primary's Ofsted rating?
Fox Hill Primary's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Fox Hill Primary?
No fixed boundary. When Fox Hill Primary is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fox Hill Primary?
Fox Hill Primary was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Fox Hill Primary?
Classes at Fox Hill Primary average 22.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fox Hill Primary?
Fox Hill Primary has around 270 pupils on roll. 60% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Fox Hill Primary have specialist SEN provision?
Fox Hill Primary has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and moderate learning difficulties: 21 places, 18 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Fox Hill Primary?
11% of sessions were missed at Fox Hill Primary in 2024/25. 34.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fox Hill Primary?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Fox Hill Primary 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 Fox Hill Primary have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Fox Hill Primary 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 an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Fox Hill Primary: The Lime Trees at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy (950m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Fox Hill Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 18 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Fox Hill Primary?
Fox Hill Primary is at Keats Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 1AZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)