Hunter's Bar Infant School, Sheffield
Hunter's Bar Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Sheffield, part of Peak Edge.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hunter's Bar Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Hunter's Bar Infant School
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 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 186 appeals against primary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 38 succeeded (29.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hunter's Bar Infant School are Hunter's Bar Junior School (under 0.1 miles); Greystones Primary School (0.5 miles); Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 73% maths); and St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 97% reading, 94% maths).
Hunter's Bar Junior SchoolGreystones Primary SchoolPorter Croft Church of England Primary AcademySt Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
The trust
Hunter's Bar 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.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is University of Sheffield to Middlewood, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junction Road/Hunter House Road (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 469 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hunter's Bar Infant School are King Edward VII School (0.7 miles), Notre Dame High School (0.8 miles), Tapton School & Sixth Form (1 mile) and Mercia School (1.1 miles).
King Edward VII SchoolNotre Dame High SchoolTapton School & Sixth FormMercia School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
Hunter's Bar Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Hunter's Bar Infant School (URN 106995), it was rated Good in February 2013.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hunter's Bar Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hunter's Bar Infant School.
- The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Juniors SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Infant SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Stay And Play After School Club200m away · Not yet graded
- Kids Arts Academy - Valentine Workshop550m away · Not yet graded
- Play in Westbourne720m away · Not yet graded
- Play in Birkdale860m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Hunter's Bar 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 Hunter's Bar Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hunter's Bar 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
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 26 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 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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Applications and offers at Hunter's Bar Infant School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106995). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 105 | 263 | 1.2 | 17 |
| 2024 | 90 | 97 | 253 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 90 | 103 | 246 | 1.1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 90 | 101 | 247 | 1.1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 90 | 102 | 240 | 1.1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 90 | 107 | 277 | 1.2 | 18 |
| 2019 | 90 | 105 | 262 | 1.2 | 23 |
| 2018 | 90 | 90 | 233 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 89 | 98 | 239 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 89 | 83 | 210 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 90 | 95 | 236 | 1.1 | 11 |
| 2014 | 90 | 90 | 216 | 1.0 | 10 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
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.
Absence at Hunter's Bar Infant School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106995). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.6%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
185
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 Hunter's Bar Infant School
What is Hunter's Bar Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Hunter's Bar Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Hunter's Bar Infant School (URN 106995), it was rated Good in February 2013.
What is the catchment area for Hunter's Bar Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Hunter's Bar Infant School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Hunter's Bar Infant School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Hunter's Bar 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 Hunter's Bar Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Juniors School (registered, not yet graded) and The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Infant School (registered, not yet graded). There are 4 more 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 Hunter's Bar Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 26 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Hunter's Bar Infant School?
Hunter's Bar Infant School is at Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8ZG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)