Athelstan Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Richmond Park Way
Handsworth
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S13 8HH
Phone 01142692301
Reference Number 107083

Athelstan Primary School continues to be a good school, recognized for its vibrant and welcoming environment where pupils express a strong desire to attend. The school has developed a comprehensive curriculum that reflects its diverse community and prioritizes reading, aided by skilled teaching in phonics. Pupils are actively engaged, participate in various clubs, and show eagerness in leadership roles, enhancing their personal development. Parents express high satisfaction, indicating strong community support for the school's efforts.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 605
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.42%
Girls: 50.58%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 47 43 90
2 44 44 88
3 37 53 90
4 42 48 90
5 43 45 88
6 49 41 90

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 55.7%
Pakistani 13.2%
White & Asian 5.5%
African 4.3%
White, Other 3.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
White & Black (African) 2.1%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 07 Mar 2023
Date Report
07 Mar 2023 School inspection
15 Jun 2017 Full inspection:
02 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
17 Sep 2013 Monitoring visit
18 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
20 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
24 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
02 Jul 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Vibrant and welcoming school environment
  • Strong emphasis on reading and phonics
  • Well-planned and diverse curriculum
  • Good provision for pupils with SEND
  • Excellent staff-pupil relationships
  • Active and engaged pupil participation in clubs and leadership roles
  • Strong history knowledge among pupils

Areas for Improvement

  • Writing proficiency is less strong compared to reading
  • Key stage 1 pupils struggle with expressing answers in written form
  • Opportunities for extended writing in key stage 2 are limited

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 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 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 0.5
Writing 2.9
Maths 0.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 48 0
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 6 3

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