Mansel Primary, Sheffield
Mansel 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 March 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 108th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 12,330th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- 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
Mansel Primary in detail
Mansel Primary in its own words
In its own words: "Build Mansel Primary aims to be a caring learning community built on a foundation of relationships. Relationship is fundamental to what we do at Mansel. We believe that children deserve meaningful relationships and these relationships will support them in building resilience to face the challenges that life may throw at them. Belong We are a very inclusive school."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Mansel Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (63% in reading, 68% in maths).
Getting a place at Mansel Primary
For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Mansel Primary as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 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 Mansel Primary are St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths); Fox Hill Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 39% reading, 32% maths); Meynell Nursery & Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 76% maths); and Monteney Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths).
Mansel Primary's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyFox Hill PrimaryMeynell Nursery & Primary SchoolMonteney Primary School
The trust
Mansel 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.
Who goes there
51.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Asian (8%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 100 pupils (23.1%) received SEN support and 8 (1.9%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Middlewood Supertram Platform, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chaucer Road/Yew Lane (near), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mansel Primary stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Mansel Primary issued 9 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mansel Primary are Yewlands Academy (0.1 miles), Mercia Northridge School (0.4 miles) and Ecclesfield School (1.7 miles).
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
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 · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
51.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 63% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 63% to 50% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.1
Avg class size
22.7
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Mansel Primary
Before and after school care
Mansel 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 Mansel Primary.
- The Lime Trees at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy280m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Mansel 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 Mansel Primary from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Mansel 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
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 10 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
373 pupils
406 places
33 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
100
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
25.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
432
Total Pupils
212
Boys
220
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,558
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,063
Per pupil
£2655k
Total funding
£324k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
19.4%
Persistent absence
345
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
Mansel Primary
Questions parents ask about Mansel Primary
What are SATs results like at Mansel Primary?
Of the pupils at Mansel Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is Mansel Primary's Ofsted rating?
Mansel Primary was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Mansel Primary?
No fixed boundary. When Mansel 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 Mansel Primary?
Mansel Primary was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 406 places.
How big are the classes at Mansel Primary?
Classes at Mansel Primary average 26.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Mansel Primary?
Mansel Primary has around 432 pupils on roll. 52% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Mansel Primary?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Mansel Primary in 2024/25. 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Mansel Primary?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Mansel 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 Mansel Primary have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Mansel 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 Mansel Primary: The Lime Trees at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy (280m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Mansel Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 10 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Mansel Primary?
Mansel Primary is at Chaucer Road, Sheffield A, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 9QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)