Birley Primary Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber S12 3AB · Sheffield
#959 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#9749 of 15,697 nationally
About Birley Primary Academy
Birley Primary Academy is a academy primary located in Sheffield, in the Sheffield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 2–11. In 2025 it enrolled 525 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 41.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 959th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (44th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (36th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 525; capacity filled 83.3%.
There are 200 schools in Sheffield; Birley Primary Academy ranks 97th of 189 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)62%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)6%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)27.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Birley Primary Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 525
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 83.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 62%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 6%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Birley Primary Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
The Birley Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,061 students · 164 m away
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
406 students · 1.0 km away
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
291 students · 1.1 km away
Ridgeway Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 1.3 km away
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
198 students · 1.4 km away
Gleadless Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
426 students · 1.5 km away
Intake Primary School
Sheffield · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
408 students · 1.8 km away
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,138 students · 2.0 km away
Woodhouse West Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
366 students · 2.0 km away
Woodlands Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
465 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Greenhill Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
526 students
Welholme Academy
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
528 students
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
520 students
Green Lane Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
518 students
Warley Road Primary Academy
Halifax · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
518 students
Copthorne Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
517 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Birley Primary Academy a good school?
Birley Primary Academy has a Success Index (England) of 41.8 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #959 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Birley Primary Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Birley Primary Academy ranks #959 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #9749 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Birley Primary Academy?
Birley Primary Academy had 525 students in 2025.
Is Birley Primary Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Birley Primary Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 2–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Birley Primary Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Birley Primary Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.