Hucklow Primary School, Sheffield
Hucklow Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Cascade Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 102nd-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- 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
Hucklow Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Hucklow Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 67% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Hucklow Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Hucklow Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Hucklow Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hucklow Primary School are Oasis Academy Fir Vale (0.5 miles, Good, 37% reading, 37% maths); Owler Brook Primary School (0.6 miles, 66% reading, 60% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); and Whiteways Primary School (0.7 miles, 68% reading, 65% maths).
Hucklow Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Oasis Academy Fir ValeOwler Brook Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyWhiteways Primary School
The trust
Hucklow Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Cascade Multi Academy Trust, 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.
Who goes there
42.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 81.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (54%), Black (13%) and other ethnic groups (12%).
Hucklow Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 13 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Medowhall Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hucklow Road/Wheldrake Road (opposite), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hucklow Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 593 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hucklow Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hucklow Primary School are Fir Vale Academy (0.5 miles), Lift Firth Park (0.9 miles), Hinde House 2-16 Academy (1.1 miles) and Oasis Academy Don Valley (1.6 miles).
Fir Vale AcademyLift Firth ParkHinde House 2-16 AcademyOasis Academy Don Valley
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to attend this welcoming and inclusive school. They are happy and safe at school. Staff cheerfully greet children and families arriving at school every morning. These greetings are warm and positive. This gets the school day off to the best possible start.
The school has high expectations and ambitions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education. Staff know and understand the children, families and community extremely well. Strong, positive relationships are at the heart of all the school's work. Children in early years have an exceptionally positive start to their school experience.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed and introduced an ambitious curriculum. In most subjects, learning is carefully planned and sequenced. In subjects such as mathematics, history and Spanish, pupils build a strong body of knowledge. Pupils are particularly enthusiastic about history. They can clearly remember what they have learned in a number of history topics. They also learn what it means to think like 'historians'. In a topic on the Mayans, pupils use their critical thinking skills in their distrust of the reliability of Spanish records of events. Teachers make regular checks on pupils' learning. The curriculum is not consistently well taught in all subjects. For example, in music, pupils' knowledge does not build on what they have learned in previous years. When this is the case, pupils do not learn as well as the school would like.
The school has placed a strong emphasis on reading. Books are conspicuous and celebrated throughout the school. Pupils' attitudes to reading are very positive. They speak excitedly about their favourite books, authors and genres. Pupils at the early stages of learning to read have focused daily phonics lessons. These lessons are consistently taught by expert, well-trained staff.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Early years.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
42.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 67% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
29.2
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hucklow Primary School
Before and after school care
Hucklow Primary School 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
Term dates
Hucklow Primary 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 Hucklow Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hucklow Primary 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot 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
99%
Near capacity
416 pupils
420 places
4 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
87
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
21.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hucklow Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 13 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
494
Total Pupils
259
Boys
235
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
22.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,854
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,246
Per pupil
£3077k
Total funding
£311k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.2%
Overall absence
23.7%
Persistent absence
379
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
Questions parents ask about Hucklow Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hucklow Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hucklow Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Hucklow Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hucklow Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Hucklow Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hucklow Primary 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 Hucklow Primary School?
Hucklow Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Hucklow Primary School?
Classes at Hucklow Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hucklow Primary School?
Hucklow Primary School has around 494 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Hucklow Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Hucklow Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 13 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Hucklow Primary School?
8.2% of sessions were missed at Hucklow Primary School in 2024/25. 23.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hucklow Primary School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Hucklow Primary 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 Hucklow Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Hucklow Primary School 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.
How many road collisions happen near Hucklow Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot 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 Hucklow Primary School?
Hucklow Primary School is at Hucklow Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 6TB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)