Windmill Hill Primary School, Sheffield
Windmill Hill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Steel City Schools Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 122nd-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 13,208th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- 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 Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Windmill Hill Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Windmill Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 77% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Windmill Hill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Windmill Hill Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 Windmill Hill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Windmill Hill Primary School are Lound Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Coit Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 96% reading, 93% maths); Lound Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); and Greengate Lane Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 96% reading, 89% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Windmill Hill Primary School.
Lound Infant SchoolCoit Primary SchoolLound Junior SchoolGreengate Lane Academy
The trust
Windmill Hill Primary School 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
4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 59 pupils (22.2%) received SEN support and 3 (1.1%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chapeltown Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ash View/Chapel Road (at), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Windmill Hill Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 124 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Windmill Hill Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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 agoThis judgement is from November 2013, 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 November 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
19.2%
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 declined from 77% to 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 84% to 56% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
23.4
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
10
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Windmill Hill Primary School
Term dates
Windmill Hill 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 Windmill Hill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Windmill Hill 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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 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
74%
Available places
280 pupils
378 places
98 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(2)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
23.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
266
Total Pupils
142
Boys
124
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,586
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,115
Per pupil
£1591k
Total funding
£79k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
9.4%
Persistent absence
254
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
Windmill Hill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Windmill Hill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Windmill Hill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Windmill Hill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% reached the expected standard in reading and 56% did so in maths.
What is Windmill Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Windmill Hill Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Windmill Hill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Windmill Hill 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 Windmill Hill Primary School?
Windmill Hill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 378 places.
How big are the classes at Windmill Hill Primary School?
Classes at Windmill Hill Primary School average 26.6 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 Windmill Hill Primary School?
Windmill Hill Primary School has around 266 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Windmill Hill Primary School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Windmill Hill Primary School in 2024/25. 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Windmill Hill Primary School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Windmill Hill 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.
How many road collisions happen near Windmill Hill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Windmill Hill Primary School?
Windmill Hill Primary School is at Ash View, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 1ZD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)