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Beck Primary School

Primary · Sheffield · S5 0GG

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 June 2024

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At a glance

690 pupils · 93% of 738 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
56.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.beckprimary.co.uk
URN
142542

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 82 families named it first for 84 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2022 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 11 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

84 places offered · 82 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The distance published for 2022 entry is not shown here.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The distance published for 2022 entry is not shown here.

It is far outside anything this school's other years or comparable schools show, so it would not tell you how close you need to live.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
30%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
1%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
100
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
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 school30%
Median of its 12 closest peers67.5%
Sheffield average59.8%
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
Waterloo Primary AcademyBlackpool · 70 miles awayExpected standard70%
Janet Duke Primary SchoolBasildon · 151 miles awayNeeds attention38%
The Rydal AcademyDarlington · 75 miles awayGood46%
Ormiston South Parade AcademyGrimsby · 57 miles awayGood (2016)82%
Walkergate Community SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 107 miles awayNo current grade69%
Crossacres Primary AcademyManchester · 33 miles awayOutstanding67%
Thatto Heath Community Primary SchoolSt Helens · 54 miles awayGood68%
Newington Community Primary SchoolRamsgate · 188 miles awayNo current grade47%
Biggin Hill Primary SchoolHull · 53 miles awayGood64%
Northwood Park Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 63 miles awayGood33%
Fordbridge Community Primary SchoolBirmingham · 67 miles awayExpected standard74%
Lansdowne Primary AcademyTilbury · 156 miles awayStrong standard74%

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

Special educational needs

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
9 of 8 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 61% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Black African 11% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 6% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Sheffield 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.31 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

0% of teachers took sickness absence, 0 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 £51,022; 13.9% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,722
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £330,000; in-year balance +£493,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher15.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications29.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work14.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier39.4%62.3%
Social housing48.6%17.1%
Privately rented11.9%20.5%
Detached houses3.4%22.9%
Flats4.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms1.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008057 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£150,000209 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£135,000–£180,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£270,000
Semi-detached (123)£155,000
Terraced (69)£140,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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