High Hazels Junior School

High Hazels Junior School has made notable progress since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to Good in overall effectiveness and across all evaluated domains. The school fosters a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe, enjoy attending school, and engage well with their teachers. The leadership team is dedicated to continuous improvement, supported by strong community links and effective training for staff. Although the curriculum is broadly planned with ambitious goals, some aspects are still in development, affecting how fully pupils can build on their prior knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and demonstrate good behavior.
• The curriculum offers a broad range of subjects and engaging lessons.
• Leaders have established strong community links and provide effective support for staff.
• Pupils with SEND receive well-planned activities within the broad curriculum.
• There is a range of well-attended extra-curricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some new curriculum plans are not yet fully implemented.
• Pupils sometimes lack opportunities to extend their learning after completing tasks.
• A number of pupils struggle to recall what they have learned in previous lessons.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at High Hazels Junior School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at High Hazels Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 High Hazels Junior School had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 30.3% of pupils at High Hazels Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 High Hazels Junior School received £7,071 and spent £7,523 for each of its 351 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £314,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sheffield · Sheffield local authority: places and applications

High Hazels Junior School is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy Sheffield
• Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield
• Fir Vale Academy Sheffield
• Sheffield Springs Academy Sheffield
• Barnsley Academy Barnsley
• Bank End Primary Academy Barnsley
• Hunningley Primary Academy Barnsley
• Abbey Hey Primary Academy Manchester
• Stockport Academy Stockport
• Manchester Academy Manchester

What is High Hazels Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for High Hazels Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was High Hazels Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

High Hazels Junior School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does High Hazels Junior School have?

High Hazels Junior School has 356 pupils on roll.

What age range does High Hazels Junior School cover?

High Hazels Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are High Hazels Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is High Hazels Junior School?

High Hazels Junior School is at Fisher Lane, Darnall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 4RP.