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Woodthorpe Primary School

Primary · Sheffield · S13 8DA

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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 19 June 2024

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At a glance

398 pupils · 87% of 455 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
62.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
14.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.woodthorpeprimary.co.uk/
URN
148690

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 35 families named it first for 41 Reception places, 0.85 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.85 first-choice applications per place

41 places offered · 35 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
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 school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers48.5%
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
Maple Court AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 38 miles awayGood35%
Southwick Community Primary SchoolSouthwick · 108 miles awayGood51%
Simpson's Lane AcademyKnottingley · 24 miles awayOutstanding84%
Windmill Primary SchoolTelford · 65 miles awayGood77%
Beech Hill Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 113 miles awayGood79%
Longshaw Community Junior SchoolBlackburn · 51 miles awayGood67%
Glebefields Primary SchoolTipton · 63 miles awayGood46%
Yorkswood Primary SchoolBirmingham · 62 miles awayRequires improvement46%
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolBootle · 65 miles awayGood39%
Green Park Community Primary SchoolDover · 191 miles awayOutstanding35%
Woodhouse West Primary SchoolSheffield · 1 miles awayGood46%
Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolLancaster · 75 miles awayExpected standard63%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 50% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Not recorded 18% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Black African 7% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 4% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Sheffield 0%, England 0%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%)

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)
8.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.10 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
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% 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)

38.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.9 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 £54,276; 23.1% 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£7,663
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£60,000

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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)
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 higher16.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications32.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work13.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways36.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier29.3%62.3%
Social housing60%17.1%
Privately rented10.7%20.5%
Detached houses3.7%22.9%
Flats1.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms1.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van41%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008009 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£170,000331 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£135,000–£207,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (27)£240,000
Semi-detached (215)£175,000
Terraced (66)£137,000
Flat (23)£105,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
11an 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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