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Halfway Junior School

Primary · Sheffield · S20 4TA

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 17 March 2026 · report published 7 June 2026

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At a glance

200 pupils · 89% of 224 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.halfwayjuniorschool.org/
URN
107046

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 17 March 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

39 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Sheffield average59.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPontefract · 22 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Weeth Community Primary SchoolCAMBORNE · 273 miles awayGood69%
Coatham Church of England Primary SchoolRedcar · 90 miles awayGood74%
Asterdale Primary SchoolDerby · 28 miles awayExpected standard61%
Wragby Primary SchoolMarket Rasen · 44 miles awayGood60%
Kimberley Primary SchoolNottingham · 23 miles awayGood68%
Grange Community Primary SchoolFelixstowe · 147 miles awayGood57%
Tor Bridge Primary SchoolPlymouth · 233 miles awayOutstanding86%
Caistor CofE and Methodist Primary SchoolMarket Rasen · 44 miles awayGood57%
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary SchoolWellington · 181 miles awayGood60%
Kilnhurst St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyMexborough · 11 miles awayExpected standard53%
Highgate Primary SchoolLoughborough · 42 miles awayGood47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.06 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sheffield: 3.19 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

41.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,675; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,671
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£228,405; in-year balance -£9,619

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier56.2%62.3%
Social housing35.6%17.1%
Privately rented7.9%20.5%
Detached houses22.1%22.9%
Flats17.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008027 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£217,500366 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£155,500–£275,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (100)£320,000
Semi-detached (125)£219,000
Terraced (117)£160,000
Flat (24)£130,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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