Anston Park Infant School
Anston Park Infant School is an academy converter in Sheffield for pupils aged 5 to 7. It has 155 pupils on roll.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Park Avenue Dinnington Sheffield S25 2QZ |
| Reference Number | 145095 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 155 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.61%
Girls: 48.39% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 19.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | 20 | 34 | 54 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92.9% |
| White, Other | 1.9% |
| White & Asian | 1.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.6% |
| Indian | 0.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| African | 0.6% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 29 Jun 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2022 | School inspection |
| 04 Jan 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 30 Apr 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Anston Park Infant School | |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Interim assessment |
| 07 Jul 2008 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 15 May 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Oct 2002 | Full inspection |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 24 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 10 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Anston Park Infant School had 156 pupils for 225 places. 69 places (30.7%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Dinnington Primary” planning area
Rotherham counted 193 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 203 in 2029–30, up 5%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 225 |
| Pupils | 200 | 193 | 175 | 150 | 155 | 152 | 156 |
| Unfilled | 11.1% | 14.2% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 30.7% |
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 Anston Park Infant School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.2% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
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, 0.0% of pupils at Anston Park Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Anston Park Infant School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.9 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 30.0% | – | 30.0% | 77.8% | 62.5% | 55.6% | 44.4% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.2 | – | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.1 | – |
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, 23.2% of pupils at Anston Park Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 19 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 5 | 4 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 7 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 4 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 Anston Park Infant School received £7,342 and spent £7,282 for each of its 153 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £146,000 (-£951 per pupil).
Across all 16 schools of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, income was £6,728 and spending £6,451 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £15,000 | -£84,000 | -£75,000 | -£135,000 | -£216,000 | -£180,000 | -£146,000 |
| per pupil | £79 | -£477 | -£427 | -£903 | -£1,377 | -£1,168 | -£951 |
| In-year balance | -£59,000 | -£51,000 | £14,000 | £17,000 | -£71,000 | £42,000 | £9,000 |
| per pupil | -£306 | -£289 | £81 | £113 | -£452 | £270 | £59 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Anston Park Junior School
Park Avenue, North Anston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 2QZ |
0 miles |
|
Anston Greenlands Primary School
Edinburgh Drive, North Anston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 4HD |
0.31 miles |
|
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Lidgett Lane, Dinnington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 2QD |
0.58 miles |
|
Anston Brook Primary School
Ryton Road, North Anston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 4DN |
0.67 miles |
|
Dinnington Community Primary School
School Street, Dinnington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 2RE |
0.86 miles |
|
Anston Hillcrest Primary School
Hawthorne Avenue, South Anston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 5GR |
1.11 miles |
|
Laughton Junior and Infant School
School Road, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 1YP |
1.7 miles |
|
Todwick Primary School
Kiveton Lane, Todwick, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 1HJ |
1.92 miles |
|
Laughton All Saints' CofE Primary School
High Street, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 1YF |
1.97 miles |
|
Woodsetts Primary School
Wellfield Crescent, Woodsetts, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8SB |
1.99 miles |
|
Kiveton Park Infant School
Station Road, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 6QP |
2.59 miles |
|
Thurcroft Junior Academy
Green Arbour Road, Thurcroft, Rotherham, S66 9DD |
2.82 miles |
|
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School
Storth Lane, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 5QT |
2.83 miles |
|
Thurcroft Infant School
Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Thurcroft Infant School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 9NT |
3.03 miles |
|
St Luke's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Brancliffe Lane, Shireoaks, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8PW |
3.05 miles |
|
Wales Primary School
School Road, Wales, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 5QG |
3.33 miles |
|
Harthill Primary School
Union Street, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7YH |
3.5 miles |
|
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School
Church Lane, Aston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 2AX |
3.63 miles |
|
Whipman Woods Flying High Academy
Gatekeeper Way, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7FT |
3.69 miles |
|
Langold Dyscarr Community School
School Road, Langold, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 9PX |
3.7 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Elements Academy
Doe Quarry Lane, Dinnington, SHEFFIELD, S25 2NF |
0.92 miles |
|
Dinnington High School
Doe Quarry Lane, Sheffield, S25 2NZ |
0.96 miles |
|
Wales High School
Storth Lane, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 5QQ |
2.78 miles |
|
The Willows School
Locksley Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 9NT |
2.89 miles |
|
River Valley
Mansfield Road, Sheffield, S26 5QW |
3.19 miles |
|
Maltby Academy
Braithwell Road, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 8AB |
4.35 miles |
|
Aston Academy
Aughton Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 4SF |
4.56 miles |
|
Hilltop School
Larch Road, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 8AZ |
4.62 miles |
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Outwood Academy Valley
Valley Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 7EN |
4.62 miles |
|
Abbeywood School
Rother Way, Hellaby Industrial Estate, Hellaby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 8QN |
4.81 miles |
|
Wickersley School and Sports College
Bawtry Road, Wickersley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S66 1JL |
4.92 miles |
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Anston Park Infant School is part of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:
- Anston Park Junior School Sheffield
- Anston Brook Primary School Sheffield
- Dinnington Community Primary School Sheffield
- Woodsetts Primary School Worksop
- Bramley Grange Primary School Rotherham
- Wickersley Northfield Primary School Rotherham
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Rotherham
- Whiston Junior and Infant School Rotherham
- Canklow Woods Primary School Rotherham
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Rotherham
How many pupils does Anston Park Infant School have?
Anston Park Infant School has 155 pupils on roll.
What age range does Anston Park Infant School cover?
Anston Park Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.
Where is Anston Park Infant School?
Anston Park Infant School is at Park Avenue, Dinnington, Sheffield, S25 2QZ.