Wharncliffe Side Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Brightholmlee Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S35 0DD
Phone 01142862379
Reference Number 146498

Wharncliffe Side Primary School, which recently converted to an academy in 2019, has demonstrated strong overall effectiveness during its first inspection. The school provides a caring and inclusive environment, where high expectations from leaders allow pupils to flourish academically and socially. Notably, the curriculum is well-ambitious, particularly in early education and literacy, with a strong emphasis on supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils display commendable behavior and engage actively in their learning experiences.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 152
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.92%
Girls: 44.08%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 7 18
2 10 11 21
3 9 10 19
4 9 11 20
5 8 8 16
6 11 7 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.6%
Unclassified 10.5%
White, Other 4.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
African 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Nov 2022
Date Report
02 Nov 2022 School inspection:
08 May 2019 Academy conversion letter
01 Mar 2019 Short inspection
Previously as Wharncliffe Side Primary School
01 Mar 2019 Short inspection
02 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
02 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
15 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
26 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
19 May 2010 Full inspection:
19 May 2010 Full inspection:
02 Mar 2009 Curriculum and development visit
02 Mar 2009 Curriculum and development visit
27 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
27 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
05 Feb 2001 Full inspection
05 Feb 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations from school leaders.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND.
  • Pupils behave well and contribute positively to the school community.
  • Strong focus on early reading and language development.
  • Well-considered mathematics curriculum.
  • Inclusive and caring atmosphere for all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent checks on pupils' long-term retention of knowledge in some subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.5
Writing -3.6
Maths 0.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 0
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 3 0

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