Byron Wood Primary Academy

Byron Wood Primary Academy is performing well overall, with all key judgements rated good. It serves a diverse and highly mobile community, including many pupils who are new to the country or new to education and who arrive with limited language and communication skills. Staff help pupils settle quickly, pupils feel safe and behave well, and the school is ambitious for all pupils. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to meet pupils' needs, with a strong focus on spoken and written English, early reading, and essential skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Teaching is supported by strong subject knowledge, clear explanation, and regular checks on what pupils know and remember. Personal development is a notable strength, and pupils learn to respect difference and cultures other than their own. Safeguarding is effective, and leaders have a clear vision supported by the trust and local governing body.

Strengths

• Pupils and staff are proud of their diverse school community
• New pupils settle quickly and feel safe
• Pupils behave well from Nursery and conduct themselves well around school
• The curriculum is thoughtfully designed for pupils' needs, including high mobility and English as an additional language
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and explain learning clearly
• Early reading is prioritised through a structured phonics programme
• Pupils with SEND are identified promptly and supported effectively in most subjects
• Personal development is extremely well considered
• Wider experiences deliberately build pupils' language and social skills
• Pupils are respectful and understand difference and discrimination
• Behaviour rewards and sanctions are applied consistently
• Leaders have a clear vision, supported by trust and governance checks
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, including due to extended leave, so they miss important learning
• Curriculum adaptations for pupils with SEND are not consistent across all wider subject areas
• Some older pupils have not developed a love of reading or enthusiasm for books
• National test outcomes last year were below national averages, although current pupils' outcomes are improving, particularly in early reading

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 Byron Wood Primary Academy attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.9% 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 18.5% of pupils at Byron Wood Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy received £6,860 and spent £6,736 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £148,000 (£350 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Astrea Academy Trust, income was £8,290 and spending £8,206 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

Byron Wood Primary Academy is part of Astrea Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Astrea Academy Sheffield Sheffield
• Hatfield Academy Sheffield
• Hartley Brook Primary School Sheffield
• Greengate Lane Academy Sheffield
• Lower Meadow Primary School Sheffield
• Netherwood Academy Barnsley
• Carrfield Primary Academy Rotherham
• Denaby Main Primary Academy Doncaster
• Highgate Primary Academy Rotherham
• Astrea Academy Dearne Rotherham

What is Byron Wood Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Byron Wood Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Byron Wood Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Byron Wood Primary Academy was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Byron Wood Primary Academy have?

Byron Wood Primary Academy has 395 pupils on roll.

What age range does Byron Wood Primary Academy cover?

Byron Wood Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Byron Wood Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Byron Wood Primary Academy?

Byron Wood Primary Academy is at Earldom Road, Burngreave, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7EJ.