Aston Fence Junior and Infant School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address 237 Sheffield Road
Woodhouse Mill
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S13 9ZD
Phone 01142692688
Reference Number 106859

Aston Fence Junior and Infant School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance across all domains, including education quality, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. This marks the school's first inspection since the pandemic and its first routine inspection since 2012, reaffirming its status as an example of excellence in primary education. The school encourages a love for learning through an imaginative curriculum that not only focuses on academics but also promotes emotional and social learning, evident in the high engagement levels of its pupils.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 207
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.66%
Girls: 47.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 16 14 30
3 15 14 29
4 18 11 29
5 17 13 30
6 14 15 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.3%
Chinese 1.9%
White & Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
African 1%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 27 Feb 2024
Date Report
27 Feb 2024 School inspection:
04 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
24 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
04 Oct 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Innovative and ambitious curriculum that inspires pupils
  • Exceptional quality of work produced by pupils
  • Strong focus on early reading and phonics
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
  • Highly effective leadership and staff professional development
  • Outstanding behaviour and respectful attitudes among pupils
  • Strong culture of personal development and community engagement

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

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 108
Maths 108

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 0.1
Writing 0.3
Maths 1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 51 0
Third Preference 20 0
From another Local Authority 23 3

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