Birley Spa Primary Academy

How places are decided at Birley Spa Primary Academy

Birley Spa Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Birley Spa Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Birley Spa Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Requires improvement at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Birley Spa Primary Academy?

Birley Spa Primary Academy has 291 pupils on roll.

What ages does Birley Spa Primary Academy take?

Birley Spa Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Birley Spa Primary Academy located?

Birley Spa Primary Academy is located in Sheffield, S12 4QE, Sheffield.

How do I apply to Birley Spa Primary Academy?

Birley Spa Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Birley Spa Primary Academy?

When Birley Spa Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Looked-after children and all previously looked-after children; 2. Social or medical need — Social or medical need. The academy requires supporting medical evidence if you are making an application on the basis of social or medical need; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff at the academy, in either of the following circumstances: a) The member of staff has been employed at the academy for 2 years or more at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made, or, b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is reasonable demonstratable skill shortage, and 2 further criteria. 25 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the academy's front gates on Jermyn Crescent. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the academy. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the academy is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This will involve drawing random sealed envelopes with name of one child per envelope. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Birley Spa Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.5% of pupils at Birley Spa Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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