Parson Cross Church of England Primary SchoolFox Hill Primary

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.

Summary of the comparison

Parson Cross Church of England Primary School and Fox Hill Primary are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Parson Cross Church of England Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fox Hill Primary scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Parson Cross Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parson Cross Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Fox Hill Primary was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 36.0% for Parson Cross Church of England Primary School and 13.0% for Fox Hill Primary.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Parson Cross Church of England Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fox Hill Primary (39.0% in 2022-23, 13.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parson Cross Church of England Primary School versus Fox Hill Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldParson Cross Church of England Primary SchoolSheffieldFox Hill PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureF31/100
Local ranking59th of 119 in Sheffield Stronger figure107th of 119 in Sheffield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll203 270
Capacity210 354
LocationSheffield, S6 1LB Sheffield, S6 1AZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard36.0% Stronger figure13.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 Stronger figure97.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census208 283
Free school meals (ever 6)29.3% 60.7%
English as an additional language3.4% 9.9%
SEN support21.1% 26.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 8.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure11.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% Stronger figure34.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Parson Cross Church of England Primary School

Fox Hill Primary

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