Birley Spa Primary Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber S12 4QE · Sheffield
#1056 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#10706 of 15,697 nationally
About Birley Spa Primary Academy
Birley Spa Primary Academy is a academy primary located in Sheffield, in the Sheffield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 3–11. In 2025 it enrolled 291 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 37.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 1056th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (46th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (9th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 291; capacity filled 69.3%.
There are 200 schools in Sheffield; Birley Spa Primary Academy ranks 106th 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%)63%
- 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%)50.4%
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 Spa Primary Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 291
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 50.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 69.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 63%
- 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 Spa Primary Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
198 students · 430 m away
Birley Primary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
525 students · 1.1 km away
Woodhouse West Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
366 students · 1.1 km away
The Birley Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,061 students · 1.2 km away
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,138 students · 1.3 km away
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
347 students · 1.5 km away
Ridgeway Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
· 1.7 km away
Stradbroke Primary School
Sheffield · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
475 students · 2.0 km away
Gleadless Primary School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
426 students · 2.1 km away
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
406 students · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Sutton Park Primary School
Kingston-upon-Hull · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
291 students
Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
292 students
Thurcroft Junior Academy
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
289 students
Bursar Primary Academy
Cleethorpes · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
293 students
Lift Hall Road
Hull · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
289 students
Haxby Road Primary Academy
York · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
293 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Birley Spa Primary Academy a good school?
Birley Spa Primary Academy has a Success Index (England) of 37.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #1056 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 Spa Primary Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Birley Spa Primary Academy ranks #1056 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #10706 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Birley Spa Primary Academy?
Birley Spa Primary Academy had 291 students in 2025.
Is Birley Spa Primary Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Birley Spa Primary Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 3–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Birley Spa Primary Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Birley Spa Primary Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.