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Gleadless Primary School

Primary · Sheffield · S12 2EJ

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Requires improvement

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: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 March 2022

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At a glance

426 pupils · 101% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
31.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.gleadless.sheffield.sch.uk
URN
150172

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 46 families named it first for 47 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 15 March 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

47 places offered · 46 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
49%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school49%
Median of its 12 closest peers57%
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
Highbury Primary SchoolPortsmouth · 174 miles awayExpected standard63%
Dalton SchoolHuddersfield · 24 miles awayExpected standard52%
Moorside Primary SchoolManchester · 31 miles awayGood58%
Robert Ferguson Primary SchoolCarlisle · 122 miles awayGood38%
Grovelands Primary SchoolWalton on Thames · 142 miles awayGood78%
Forest AcademyBrandon · 106 miles awayExpected standard54%
Racemeadow Primary AcademyAtherstone · 54 miles awayGood71%
Hill Top AcademyDoncaster · 13 miles awayOutstanding78%
Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolBlackpool · 75 miles awayNeeds attention52%
Riverside Primary SchoolGillingham · 162 miles awayGood56%
Peasedown St John Primary SchoolBath · 147 miles awayGood62%
Locking Stumps Community Primary SchoolWarrington · 46 miles awayGood56%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Black African 4% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 3% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · Not recorded 2% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Sheffield 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · 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)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.91 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

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
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% 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)

61.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.2 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 £48,623; 15.8% 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£6,197
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £18,000; in-year balance +£4,000

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher18.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.3%62.3%
Social housing19.2%17.1%
Privately rented14.4%20.5%
Detached houses6.9%22.9%
Flats13%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008001 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£182,500472 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,000–£220,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (60)£264,000
Semi-detached (320)£184,000
Terraced (64)£157,500
Flat (28)£128,000

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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an 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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