School profile
Dobcroft Junior School
Pingle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2LN
Overview
Dobcroft Junior School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 7–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- No
- School capacity
- 328
- URN
- 152450
Admissions
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Academy trust or group
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
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Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.
Previous school performance
These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.
| Measure | School |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard | 80% |
| Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard | 22% |
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 10 February 2026 · Published 22 April 2026
Renewed education inspection framework
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Dobcroft Junior School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Previous inspection information
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 November 2021 · Published 14 December 2021
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Dobcroft Junior School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.
Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Pingle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2LN
- Local authority
- Sheffield
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