Nether Edge Primary School, Sheffield
Nether Edge Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Mercia Learning Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 35th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Nether Edge Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Nether Edge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 68% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Nether Edge Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Nether Edge Primary School as their first choice and 150 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Nether Edge Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Nether Edge Primary School are Meersbrook Bank Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); Carter Knowle Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); Holt House Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and Anns Grove Primary School (0.6 miles, 78% reading, 84% maths).
Nether Edge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Meersbrook Bank Primary SchoolCarter Knowle Junior SchoolHolt House Infant SchoolAnns Grove Primary School
The trust
Nether Edge Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Mercia Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
54 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nether Edge Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).
Who goes there
35.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (50%), White British (24%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 48 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 23 (4.8%) 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.
Nether Edge Primary School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Park Grange to Halfway/Herdings, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbeydale Road/Sheldon Road (near), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 520 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Nether Edge Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Nether Edge Primary School are Mercia School (0.7 miles), Newfield Secondary School (1.2 miles), UTC Sheffield City Centre (1.3 miles) and King Edward VII School (1.4 miles).
Mercia SchoolNewfield Secondary SchoolUTC Sheffield City CentreKing Edward VII School
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; Ofsted Parent View; 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 agoThis judgement is from January 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school excels at teaching reading through expert phonics instruction, ensuring pupils quickly become confident readers. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed and personalised to the school's context, helping all pupils - especially those starting with lower attainment - achieve exceptionally well. Staff provide outstanding support for all learners, including those with additional needs, creating an environment where every child can succeed academically and in their broader development.
Key Strengths
- Expert teaching of phonics and reading with pupils becoming confident, fluent readers quickly
- Highly effective early years provision that creates a strong foundation for children's learning
- Inspiring, personalised curriculum with knowledge set out logically to help pupils develop understanding exceptionally well
- Strong culture of respect with exemplary pupil behaviour and high engagement in lessons
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, identified early with thoughtful adjustments and external collaboration
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
breakfast club, peer mediator roles, inclusive clubs, community visits from local members, litter picking, work with refugee charities, art and music activities for elderly residents at local care home
Nether Edge Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils are happy and thrive. The school has high ambitions for pupils' education, delivers a very well-designed curriculum, and achieves exceptional results, particularly for pupils who enter with low starting points.
At a Glance
27.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
54 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 68% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 73% to 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
17
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 Nether Edge Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Nether Edge Primary School.
- Hayde Sheffield180m away · Not yet graded
- Meersbrook Park After School Club830m away · Not yet graded
- Stagecoach Sheffield950m away · Not yet graded
- Super Star Sport SY Holiday Camp 1-Holt House Infant School970m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Nether Edge 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 Nether Edge Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Nether Edge 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
- 54
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 21
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 54 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 21 serious and 32 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
16 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
103%
Over capacity
434 pupils
420 places
14 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 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
14.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Nether Edge Primary School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
478
Total Pupils
241
Boys
237
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
27
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,546
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,208
Per pupil
£2553k
Total funding
£174k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
384
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
Nether Edge Primary School
Questions parents ask about Nether Edge Primary School
What are SATs results like at Nether Edge Primary School?
Of the pupils at Nether Edge Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Nether Edge Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Nether Edge Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Nether Edge Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Nether Edge 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 Nether Edge Primary School?
Nether Edge Primary School was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Nether Edge Primary School?
Classes at Nether Edge Primary School average 26.9 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 Nether Edge Primary School?
Nether Edge Primary School has around 478 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Nether Edge Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Nether Edge Primary School provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.
What is attendance like at Nether Edge Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Nether Edge Primary School in 2024/25. 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Nether Edge Primary School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Nether Edge 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 Nether Edge Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Nether Edge Primary School: Hayde Sheffield (180m away, registered, not yet graded), Meersbrook Park After School Club (830m away, registered, not yet graded) and Stagecoach Sheffield (950m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Nether Edge Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 54 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 21 serious and 32 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 16 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 Nether Edge Primary School?
Nether Edge Primary School is at Glen Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 1RB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)