Anston Brook Primary School

Anston Brook Primary School demonstrates strong leadership and an overall positive learning environment. The safeguarding standards are fully met, creating a culture where pupils feel safe and cared for. The school's early years provision is particularly noteworthy, with a well-planned curriculum fostering children's foundational skills. There has been a focus on improving attendance and behavior, with initiatives leading to notable increases in engagement and reduced absenteeism. However, challenges remain in key stage 2 achievement, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, as past data shows consistently lower outcomes compared to national averages. While recent actions indicate progress, the school acknowledges the need for continued efforts to enhance the quality of education and pupil success in this area.

Strengths

• Strong early years provision with a well-planned curriculum.
• Effective strategies to improve attendance and engagement.
• Consistent application of behavior policies leading to positive classroom environments.
• Supportive leadership that prioritizes staff wellbeing.
• Inclusive practices ensure all pupils, including those with additional needs, are catered for.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' achievement in key stage 2 has been below national averages.
• Disadvantaged pupils consistently underperform compared to peers.
• Need for improvements in the delivery of the curriculum to enhance pupil outcomes.

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 Anston Brook Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Anston Brook 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 Anston Brook Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 16.9% of pupils at Anston Brook Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 2024–25 Anston Brook Primary School received £7,917 and spent £7,558 for each of its 144 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £356,000 (£2,473 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, income was £6,728 and spending £6,451 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 · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Anston Brook Primary School is part of White Woods Primary Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Anston Park Junior School Sheffield
• Anston Park Infant School Sheffield
• Dinnington Community Primary School Sheffield
• Woodsetts Primary School Worksop
• Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Bramley Grange Primary School Rotherham
• Wickersley Northfield Primary School Rotherham
• Whiston Junior and Infant School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Manor Junior School Rotherham
• Brinsworth Manor Infant School Rotherham

What is Anston Brook Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Anston Brook Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Anston Brook Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Anston Brook Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Anston Brook Primary School have?

Anston Brook Primary School has 160 pupils on roll.

What age range does Anston Brook Primary School cover?

Anston Brook Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

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

Where is Anston Brook Primary School?

Anston Brook Primary School is at Ryton Road, North Anston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 4DN.