Limpsfield Junior School, Sheffield
Limpsfield Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Cascade Multi Academy Trust.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Limpsfield Junior School in detail
Results
Limpsfield Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107040), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Limpsfield Junior 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 Limpsfield Junior School are Limpsfield Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 72% maths); Brightside Nursery Infant School (0.3 miles, Outstanding); Brigantia Hill Fort Academy (0.5 miles); and Owler Brook Primary School (0.7 miles, 66% reading, 60% maths).
Limpsfield Junior SchoolBrightside Nursery Infant SchoolBrigantia Hill Fort AcademyOwler Brook Primary School
The trust
Limpsfield Junior 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Medowhall Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jenkin Avenue/Jenkin Drive (near), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 424 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting 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 Limpsfield Junior School are Hinde House 2-16 Academy (0.7 miles), Fir Vale Academy (0.9 miles), UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park (1.1 miles) and Lift Firth Park (1.1 miles).
Hinde House 2-16 AcademyFir Vale AcademyUTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy ParkLift Firth Park
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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
Limpsfield Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Limpsfield Junior School (URN 107040), it was rated Good in March 2022. See Limpsfield Junior School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Limpsfield Junior School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107040). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Limpsfield Junior School
Before and after school care
Limpsfield Junior 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
Limpsfield Junior 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 Limpsfield Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Limpsfield Junior 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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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
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 Limpsfield Junior School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 107040). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.4%
Overall absence
16.1%
Persistent absence
236
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 Limpsfield Junior School
Are there exam results for Limpsfield Junior School?
Limpsfield Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 107040), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Limpsfield Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Limpsfield Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Limpsfield Junior School (URN 107040), it was rated Good in March 2022.
What is the catchment area for Limpsfield Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Limpsfield Junior School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Limpsfield Junior School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Limpsfield Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Limpsfield Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Limpsfield Junior 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 Limpsfield Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Limpsfield Junior School?
Limpsfield Junior School is at Jenkin Avenue, Brightside, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1AN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)