Primary school in Sheffield
Dobcroft Nursery Infant School
Pingle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2LN
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 December 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Full — 303 pupils against 270 places
- Girls / boys
- 132 / 171
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sheffield 055D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 64%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 6%
- Households owning their home
- 95%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PEAK EDGE
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: cathy rowland
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward
- Ecclesall
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- URN
- 151410
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobcroft Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.1 mi |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 77% | 0.2 mi |
| Mylnhurst Preparatory School and NurseryOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| Clifford All Saints CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2021 | 65% | 0.7 mi |
| Holt House Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Carter Knowle Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 80% | 0.8 mi |
| Ecclesall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Greystones Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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