Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy, Sheffield
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Koinonia Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 79th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than 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
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% 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 (77% in reading, 74% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy are Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School (0.5 miles); Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths); Springfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 57% maths); and Hunter's Bar Infant School (0.6 miles).
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior SchoolSharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior SchoolSpringfield Primary SchoolHunter's Bar Infant School
The trust
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.
What parents say
28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).
Who goes there
41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 65.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (42%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 20 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is University of Sheffield to Middlewood, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ecclesall Road/Collegiate Crescent (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1034 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, Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy are King Edward VII School (0.5 miles), UTC Sheffield City Centre (0.8 miles), Notre Dame High School (1.2 miles) and All Saints' Catholic High School (1.3 miles).
King Edward VII SchoolUTC Sheffield City CentreNotre Dame High SchoolAll Saints' Catholic High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from March 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 June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Porter Croft excels at creating a caring, inclusive environment where children feel like part of a family. The school has exceptional expertise in supporting children who join from overseas and cannot speak English, helping them thrive through strong language support. Pupils develop wonderful attitudes to learning, read exceptionally well, and are encouraged to make a real difference in their local and global communities through meaningful leadership roles and charitable activities.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and personal development - pupils uphold school values of respect, acceptance and fellowship
- Outstanding early years provision with strong language and communication support for children joining school
- Reading at the heart of the curriculum with pupils achieving particularly well and enjoying high-quality texts
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND and those learning English as an additional language
- Impressive work developing pupils' character, leadership roles and community engagement
Areas for Improvement
- Writing quality is inconsistent across the school - pupils struggle with grammar, punctuation and spelling, and the new writing strategy is not yet fully embedded
- Teaching approaches in some foundation subjects do not always use assessment information effectively to build on pupils' prior learning
- Variability in how well teachers are implementing the new writing strategy and checking pupils' progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place and an open culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Inter-school sports, choir performances in Sheffield Cathedral, collective worship leader roles, school council activities, cultural fayre celebrations
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy is a warm and welcoming school where pupils love attending and behave exceptionally well. The school provides an excellent education with particular strengths in reading and early years provision.
At a Glance
41.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
28 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 declined from 77% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 52% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.6
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
31.8
KS2
7
Total classes
3 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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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy.
- ANI After School Club570m away · Not yet graded
- Kids Arts Academy - Valentine Workshop580m away · Not yet graded
- The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Juniors School910m away · Not yet graded
- The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Infant School910m away · Not yet graded
- Rattle and Roll Performance: Sheffield High School Wrap Around and Holiday Club930m away · Not yet graded
- Play in Westbourne930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy 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 Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy 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
- 56
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 18
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 18 serious and 36 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
13 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
101%
Over capacity
212 pupils
210 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 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
20
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
12.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
214
Total Pupils
111
Boys
103
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,573
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,966
Per pupil
£1435k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.1%
Overall absence
4.0%
Persistent absence
200
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
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Classes at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy average 30.6 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy has around 214 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
3.1% of sessions were missed at Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy in 2024/25. 4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy 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 Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy: ANI After School Club (570m away, registered, not yet graded), Kids Arts Academy - Valentine Workshop (580m away, registered, not yet graded) and The Lime Trees at Hunters Bar Juniors School (910m 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 Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 18 serious and 36 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 13 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 Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy?
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy is at Pomona Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)