Monteney Primary School

Monteney Primary School has demonstrated a good overall performance with a committed leadership team and a positive environment for pupils. The school fosters an inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel safe, respected, and engaged in their learning. Although attendance remains a concern for some pupils, the leaders are taking steps to promote better attendance and support families. The curriculum is well-structured, particularly in early years and essential subjects like reading and mathematics, equipping pupils with the skills they need for their next stages of education. The school's commitment to personal development is evident, though there are areas in the wider curriculum, particularly around British values and understanding different cultures, that require further enhancement.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe, with strong support from leadership.
• Excellent commitment to inclusivity and respect for individuality.
• High expectations for student behaviour, leading to a calm environment.
• Strong and ambitious curriculum effectively planned across subjects.
• High-quality phonics instruction and reading support for early learners.
• Engaging early years provision that develops children's communication skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment strategies in the wider curriculum.
• Need for improved understanding of British values and different faiths.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, impacting their learning.

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 Monteney Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.1% 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, 4.6% of pupils at Monteney 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 Monteney Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.3% 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, 24.0% of pupils at Monteney Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 Monteney Primary School received £6,488 and spent £6,263 for each of its 444 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £6,000 (£13 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Steel City Schools Partnership, income was £7,074 and spending £6,980 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sheffield · Sheffield local authority: places and applications

Monteney Primary School is part of Steel City Schools Partnership, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Mansel Primary Sheffield
• Fox Hill Primary Sheffield
• Windmill Hill Primary School Sheffield
• Lound Infant School Sheffield
• Lound Junior School Sheffield
• Bankwood Primary School Sheffield
• Woodseats Primary School Sheffield
• Greenhill Primary School Sheffield
• Brook House Junior Sheffield

What is Monteney Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Monteney Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Monteney Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Monteney Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Monteney Primary School have?

Monteney Primary School has 446 pupils on roll.

What age range does Monteney Primary School cover?

Monteney Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Monteney Primary School?

Monteney Primary School is at Monteney Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 9DN.