Millhouse Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Lee Lane
Millhouse Green
Penistone
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S36 9LN
Phone 01226763019
Reference Number 106586

Millhouse Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good overall effectiveness in all inspected areas. The leadership has fostered a respectful school culture with clear guidelines that promote positive behaviour among pupils. The curriculum is ambitious, engaging students and preparing them for future academic success. However, there are opportunities to improve the assessment of student understanding in certain subjects, particularly where gaps in knowledge may occur.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 110
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.27%
Girls: 52.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 4 12
2 5 12 17
3 6 8 14
4 8 12 20
5 8 8 16
6 13 9 22

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 96.4%
White, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Jul 2023
Date Report
12 Jul 2023 School inspection:
06 Feb 2018 Short inspection
06 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
01 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
11 Jul 2007 Full inspection:
16 Sep 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong leadership establishes a harmonious and respectful school culture.
  • Ambitious curriculum that inspires resilience in learning.
  • Exceptional support provided for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities fostering talent and interests.
  • Effective strategies in place for teaching reading and supporting struggling readers.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent checking of pupil knowledge in several subjects.
  • Gaps in learning not always effectively addressed, especially in PSHE.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.6
Writing 0.6
Maths 2.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 5 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Thurlstone Primary School
Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 9RD
0.9 miles
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
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1.66 miles
Springvale Primary School
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2.38 miles
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2.45 miles
Hoylandswaine Primary School
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2.94 miles
Birdsedge First School
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Oxspring Primary School
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3.18 miles
Cumberworth CofE First School
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3.49 miles
Denby Dale First and Nursery School
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3.79 miles
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3.83 miles
Shepley First School
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4.25 miles
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
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4.34 miles
Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
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4.45 miles
St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
McIntyre Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1DG
4.46 miles
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
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4.46 miles
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
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4.56 miles
Silkstone Primary School
High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4LR
4.57 miles
Stocksbridge Junior School
Cedar Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1AS
4.63 miles
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4QT
4.66 miles
Skelmanthorpe Academy
Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9DZ
4.73 miles
Name Distance
Penistone Grammar School
Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 7BX
1.59 miles
Stocksbridge High School
Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1FD
4.53 miles
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8NL
4.61 miles
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