Sheffield School Catchment Areas
Sheffield has 192 schools - 131 primary and 27 secondary - spread across a mix of towns and areas.
The busiest areas for schools are Sheffield and South Yorkshire, which together account for the majority of pupil places in the authority.
Selective schools are part of the mix in Sheffield - for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.
Based on the latest published capacity data, 58 of the 192 schools in Sheffield are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. Sheffield has 1 selective school that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 28 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 78 Sheffield schools with a current Ofsted rating, 70 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Sheffield Catchment Area Documents
Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Sheffield schools are published annually. The council publishes oversubscription criteria, last-distance figures, and appeals timetables on its dedicated admissions page.
Schools in Sheffield
190 schoolsBroomhall Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Sheffield · S10 2DN
Grace Owen Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Sheffield · S2 5QD
Brightside Nursery Infant School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S9 1AS
Carter Knowle Junior School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S7 2DY
Intake Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Sheffield · S12 2AR
Lowfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S2 4NJ
Lydgate Junior School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S10 5DP
Lydgate Infant School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S10 5FQ
Marlcliffe Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S6 4AJ
Ecclesfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S35 9UD
Meersbrook Bank Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S8 9EH
Nether Green Junior School
Primary · Community school
Sheffield · S10 3QA
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