Arbourthorne Community Primary School

Arbourthorne Community Primary School is performing well overall, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and excellent relationships among staff and students. The school's values foster a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and respected, leading to positive behaviors and a rare incidence of bullying. The well-developed curriculum is responsive to the diverse needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, enabling a rich educational experience. The school's commitment to developing life skills alongside academic achievement is noteworthy, though some areas of curriculum planning require improvement to ensure all pupils' learning is effectively monitored and assessed. While the overall effectiveness is rated as good, there are some concerns regarding the clarity of curriculum planning in certain subjects, which impacts the school's ability to track progress effectively. Additionally, addressing historical gaps in pupils' reading skills remains a priority, prompting the implementation of a structured phonics program. The school aims to build on its strengths in teaching mathematics and personal development, ensuring that all pupils leave the school prepared for future challenges.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on inclusivity and community values
• Effective relationships between staff and students
• Commitment to developing life skills alongside academic achievements
• Skilled adaptation of the curriculum for diverse learning needs
• Effective focus on language and communication skills
• Strong teaching of mathematics with retained learning

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum plans in some subjects lack essential knowledge clarity
• Monitoring of curriculum implementation does not fully identify areas for improvement

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 Arbourthorne Community Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.5% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Arbourthorne Community 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 Arbourthorne Community Primary School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.7% 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, 37.4% of pupils at Arbourthorne Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 13 pupils.

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 Arbourthorne Community Primary School received £9,201 and spent £9,308 for each of its 452 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £298,000 (£660 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 Arbourthorne Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Arbourthorne Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Arbourthorne Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Arbourthorne Community Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Arbourthorne Community Primary School have?

Arbourthorne Community Primary School has 473 pupils on roll.

What age range does Arbourthorne Community Primary School cover?

Arbourthorne Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Arbourthorne Community Primary School?

Arbourthorne Community Primary School is at Eastern Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2GQ.