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Owler Brook Primary School

Primary · Sheffield · S4 8HQ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 17 July 2024

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At a glance

411 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
71.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
91.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.owlerbrookprimary.co.uk
URN
147622

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 28 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 17 July 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 28 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers61%
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
Richard Cobden Primary SchoolLondon · 141 miles awayOutstanding78%
Whiteways Primary SchoolSheffield · under 1 mile awayNo current grade57%
Crowcroft Park Primary SchoolManchester · 31 miles awayExpected standard66%
Canning Street Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 108 miles awayGood47%
Kingsley Community SchoolLiverpool · 62 miles awayGood60%
St Ann's Primary SchoolRotherham · 4 miles awayGood34%
Ferham Primary SchoolRotherham · 3 miles awayRequires improvement13%
Rhyl Community Primary SchoolLondon · 140 miles awayOutstanding67%
High Hazels Junior SchoolSheffield · 2 miles awayGood65%
St Silas Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool · 63 miles awayOutstanding56%
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolBirmingham · 68 miles awayExpected standard62%
Aston Tower Community Primary SchoolBirmingham · 65 miles awayNo current grade73%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White Gypsy/Roma 43% (Sheffield 2%, England 0%) · Asian Pakistani 23% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 16% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Black African 6% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · 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)
7.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.63 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
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school

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 £51,461; 24% 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£8,510
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 16% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 1% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £576,000; in-year balance +£218,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications40.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work12.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways38.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier32.8%62.3%
Social housing38.2%17.1%
Privately rented29%20.5%
Detached houses9.1%22.9%
Flats18.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9%21.1%
Households with no car or van48.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007940 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£115,000189 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£80,000–£147,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (6)£199,000
Semi-detached (62)£145,500
Terraced (99)£96,000
Flat (22)£105,000

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
18an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
13an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
53an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
14an 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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