Abbeyfield Primary Academy is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in Sheffield for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its SEN unit has 24 places for social, emotional and mental health.
- Ages 3–11
- 429 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 24 places, 22 pupils
- Pupils
- 429
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Abell
- Part of
- Five Rivers Multi Academy Trust
- Council
- Sheffield
- School reference (URN)
- 143052
Needs its base supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Sheffield (7)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Sheffield council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, October 2024
Inspected in October 2024. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Orphanage Road, Sheffield, S3 9AN
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Whiteways Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
- Hucklow Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.0 mile
- Lotus Academy Special school · Ages 6–16 · Ofsted: Inadequate 1.5 miles
By need in Sheffield: Autism (24) · Speech and language (20) · Moderate learning (11) · SEMH (8) · Hearing (8) · Physical (8) · Severe learning (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · PMLD (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Abbeyfield Primary Academy
How do I get a place in Abbeyfield Primary Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Abbeyfield Primary Academy support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Abbeyfield Primary Academy take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Abbeyfield Primary Academy’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Abbeyfield Primary Academy?
Orphanage Road, Sheffield, S3 9AN, in Sheffield.
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