Nook Lane Junior School, Sheffield

In its own words: "Nook Lane Junior School is an academy school, part of Peak Edge Trust, catering for children between the ages of 7 and 11. We are a warm, welcoming school that serves the local Stannington area and the wider Sheffield community, incorporating a 13 place Integrated resource (IR) for children with autism/communication difficulties."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £5.50 per session.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Nook Lane Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 81% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

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).

The nearest other state primary schools to Nook Lane Junior School are Stannington Infant School (0.2 miles, Outstanding); Loxley Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 93% maths); Shooter's Grove Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 91% reading, 89% maths); and Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School (0.9 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Nook Lane Junior School.

Nook Lane Junior 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.

16.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 51 pupils (20.2%) received SEN support and 21 (8.3%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.

Nook Lane Junior School has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 13 pupils on roll.

Nook Lane Junior School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Malin Bridge Platform, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Acorn Drive/Robin Hood Chase (adjacent), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Nook Lane Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 75 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

In 2024/25, Nook Lane Junior School issued 9 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.