Prince Edward Primary School

Prince Edward Primary School remains a good school, emphasizing high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school fosters a positive environment where pupils uphold strong values of respect, determination, and kindness. There is an ambitious and well-structured curriculum, particularly in early years and core subjects like reading and mathematics, leading to good-quality work and enjoyment of learning among pupils. Relationships are strong, contributing to a safe and happy school atmosphere. Despite the overall strengths, there are areas for improvement. The tracking of pupils' wider learning and retention of knowledge could be better developed across the curriculum. Additionally, while the delivery of the curriculum for SEND pupils is generally supportive, there are instances where activities do not perfectly match their needs. The school is taking steps to address these areas to ensure all pupils can achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit strong positive attitudes and are attentive in lessons.
• An ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum is in place.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils are skilled in scientific methods and enjoy science.
• High quality phonics and mathematics instruction leads to strong foundations.
• Strong relationships foster a safe and welcoming environment.
• High attendance is prioritized, and efforts are made to ensure punctuality.
• The school has achieved the Rights Respecting Schools Award at gold level.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment systems for tracking pupils' understanding across all subjects are not fully developed.
• Occasionally, curriculum delivery for SEND pupils does not precisely match their learning needs.

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 Prince Edward Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward Primary School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% 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, 18.9% of pupils at Prince Edward Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Prince Edward Primary School received £7,898 and spent £8,006 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £293,000 (£695 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 Prince Edward Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prince Edward Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Prince Edward Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Prince Edward Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Prince Edward Primary School have?

Prince Edward Primary School has 439 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prince Edward Primary School cover?

Prince Edward Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Prince Edward Primary School?

Prince Edward Primary School is at Queen Mary Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 1EE.