How far Sheffield schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Sheffield publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 34 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Netherthorpe Primary School at 0.22 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, King Edward VII School, admitted from 3.86 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherthorpe Primary School Sheffield | Good | 0.22 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Arbourthorne Community Primary School Sheffield | Good | 0.44 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Nether Edge Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 0.48 mi | 2025/26 | 114% |
| Charnock Hall Primary Academy Sheffield | Good | 0.5 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Ecclesfield Primary School Sheffield | Good | 0.57 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Hunter's Bar Infant School Sheffield | No current grade | 0.79 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| Coit Primary School Sheffield | Good | 0.81 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Dobcroft Nursery Infant School Sheffield | Good | 0.82 mi | 2025/26 | 112% |
| Stannington Infant School Sheffield | Outstanding | 0.93 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Anns Grove Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.03 mi | 2025/26 | 110% |
| Malin Bridge Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.24 mi | 2025/26 | 107% |
| Mosborough Primary School Sheffield | Outstanding | 1.28 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Mundella Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.3 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.4 mi | 2025/26 | 132% |
| Grenoside Community Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.42 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.62 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| Athelstan Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.66 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Ballifield Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.81 mi | 2025/26 | 109% |
| Greystones Primary School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.81 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| Brightside Nursery Infant School Sheffield | Outstanding | 2.01 mi | 2025/26 | 114% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrea Academy Sheffield | Good | 0.58 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Sheffield | Good | 0.68 mi | 2025/26 | 111% |
| Mercia School Sheffield | Outstanding | 0.76 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| Oasis Academy Don Valley Sheffield | Good | 0.83 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Newfield Secondary School Sheffield | No current grade | 0.99 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| High Storrs School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.39 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Sheffield | No current grade | 1.75 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Ecclesfield School Sheffield | Good | 1.81 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| King Ecgbert School Sheffield | No current grade | 1.93 mi | 2025/26 | 132% |
| Silverdale School Sheffield | Good | 2.05 mi | 2025/26 | 93% |
| Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield | No current grade | 2.44 mi | 2025/26 | 113% |
| Meadowhead School Academy Trust Sheffield | Good | 2.52 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Tapton School & Sixth Form Sheffield | No current grade | 3.16 mi | 2025/26 | 111% |
| King Edward VII School Sheffield | Good | 3.86 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Sheffield measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Sheffield. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.