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Killamarsh Junior School

Primary · Sheffield · S21 2EA

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 January 2025

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At a glance

126 pupils · 52% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.killamarshjunior.com/
URN
112578

In figures

At its inspection on 28 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
39%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
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 school39%
Median of its 12 closest peers56%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Drybrook Primary SchoolDrybrook · 114 miles awayRequires improvement56%
Troon Community Primary SchoolCamborne · 275 miles awayGood67%
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary SchoolBillingham · 88 miles awayNeeds attention59%
Drake Primary AcademyPlymouth · 237 miles awayNeeds attention55%
Burradon Community Primary SchoolCramlington · 119 miles awayNeeds attention73%
Burnham Market Primary and Nursery SchoolKing's Lynn · 89 miles awayGood61%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambeMorecambe · 82 miles awayRequires improvement52%
Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryBishop Auckland · 92 miles awayGood56%
Thornton Primary SchoolThornton-Cleveleys · 80 miles awayGood45%
Bere Alston Primary AcademyYelverton · 232 miles awayGood28%
J H Godwin Primary SchoolChester · 68 miles awayNeeds attention32%
Huttoft Primary & Nursery SchoolAlford · 65 miles awayGood60%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Derbyshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 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)
6.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.93 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 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
20.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 16% left the state-funded sector

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)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 86.3 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 £51,451; 12.5% 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£9,024
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 67% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 18% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (4%) · bought-in professional services 8% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£242,272; in-year balance -£26,152

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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 higher19%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62%62.3%
Social housing30.1%17.1%
Privately rented7.7%20.5%
Detached houses20.1%22.9%
Flats2.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13%21.1%
Households with no car or van17.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019803 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£205,00095 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£156,500–£277,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (31)£312,500
Semi-detached (45)£180,000
Terraced (17)£165,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
8a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

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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