Marsh Lane Primary School, Sheffield
Marsh Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sheffield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 1st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Marsh Lane Primary School in detail
Marsh Lane Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Welcome to Marsh Lane - a happy and thriving Primary School for children aged 4 to11 years. We are a one form entry, family orientated school, striving to continually build on our current strengths. We currently have 146 children on roll with six classes."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, coding, STEM, cooking and cheerleading.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Marsh Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 84% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Marsh Lane Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Marsh Lane Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Marsh Lane Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Marsh Lane Primary School are Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement); Eckington Junior School (1.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 51% maths); Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 63% maths); and Mosborough Primary School (1.7 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 85% maths).
Marsh Lane Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Birk Hill Infant & Nursery SchoolEckington Junior SchoolCamms CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolMosborough Primary School
Who goes there
1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 15 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 2 (1.4%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Staffing
Marsh Lane Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 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 Birley Lane Platform to City, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Road (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Marsh Lane Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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 · 3 years agoThis judgement is from April 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
17.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 84% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 74% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 74% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
6
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Marsh Lane Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Marsh Lane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Marsh Lane Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 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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Your chances of a place at Marsh Lane Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
142 pupils
140 places
2 pupils over capacity 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 Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
15
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
11.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
147
Total Pupils
79
Boys
68
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,721
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,516
Per pupil
£873k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Persistent absence
124
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
Marsh Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Marsh Lane Primary School
What are SATs results like at Marsh Lane Primary School?
Of the pupils at Marsh Lane Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 100% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Marsh Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Marsh Lane Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Marsh Lane Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Marsh Lane Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Marsh Lane Primary School?
Marsh Lane Primary School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Marsh Lane Primary School?
Classes at Marsh Lane Primary School average 24.3 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Marsh Lane Primary School?
Marsh Lane Primary School has around 147 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Marsh Lane Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Marsh Lane Primary School in 2024/25. 9.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Marsh Lane Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Marsh Lane 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.
What are Marsh Lane Primary School's term dates?
Marsh Lane Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Marsh Lane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Marsh Lane Primary School?
Marsh Lane Primary School is at School Lane, Marsh Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S21 5RS.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)