Wales Primary School

Wales Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils feel safe and are well-supported by staff, adhering to the school's code of conduct. The school successfully fosters a respectful culture, encouraging pupils to take on leadership roles and engage with their community. The curriculum is strong in reading and mathematics, with pupils achieving above national averages in these areas. However, there are areas for development, particularly in early reading lessons where consistency needs improvement. While the school has implemented a well-established phonics scheme, not all staff have yet become proficient in teaching early reading effectively. The wider curriculum also requires refinement, as some intended learning is too broad, hindering younger pupils' retention of knowledge. Despite these concerns, staff are ambitious for all pupils and are committed to their independence and success in school, and there has been a noticeable improvement in attendance rates.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported by adults.
• Strong emphasis on reading with above-average outcomes.
• Innovative and bespoke mathematics curriculum.
• Pupils engage in a variety of extracurricular activities.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Pupils develop a sense of responsibility and leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent pace of early reading lessons.
• Some pupils do not become fluent readers quickly.
• Wider curriculum knowledge may be too broad for younger pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wales Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Wales Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wales Primary School had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.3% of pupils at Wales Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wales Primary School received £7,906 and spent £7,720 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £30,000 (-£144 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wales Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wales Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Wales Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wales Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Wales Primary School have?

Wales Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wales Primary School cover?

Wales Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wales Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wales Primary School?

Wales Primary School is at School Road, Wales, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 5QG.