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Anston Park Infant School

Primary Ages 5-7 155 pupils Sheffield
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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

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 5
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

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%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 225225225225225225225
Pupils 200193175150155152156
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

2018201920212022202320242025
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

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.50.01.72.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00000000

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

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.910.414.612.913.113.312.312.6
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 1.2–0.74.12.65.51.1–

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

2019202020212022202320242025
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
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
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:

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.

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