Pye Bank CofE Primary School

Pye Bank CofE Primary School has been assessed as good overall in its first routine inspection. The school has demonstrated a strong commitment to providing a supportive and positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. High expectations from staff create a calm and orderly atmosphere, promoting respectful interactions among pupils. The curriculum is ambitious and thoughtfully sequenced, with a particular strength in reading and mathematics, supporting pupils' learning effectively. Parents express satisfaction with the dedication of the staff towards their children's well-being and education.

Strengths

• High expectations set by all staff
• A calm and orderly school environment
• Strong emphasis on reading and a well-structured phonics teaching approach
• Ambitious and sequenced curriculum tailored to pupils' needs
• Comprehensive personal, social, health and education curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Well-structured governance with knowledgeable governors

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment systems in subjects like geography
• Some aspects of the personal, social, health and education curriculum are not fully embedded

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 Pye Bank CofE Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Pye Bank CofE 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 Pye Bank CofE Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% 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, 19.5% of pupils at Pye Bank CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Pye Bank CofE Primary School received £7,651 and spent £7,660 for each of its 436 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £212,000 (£485 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, income was £6,532 and spending £6,534 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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Pye Bank CofE Primary School is part of The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Sheffield
• Treeton Church of England Primary School Rotherham
• Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy Sheffield
• Swallownest Primary School Sheffield
• Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Sheffield
• Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Sheffield
• Trinity Croft CofE Primary Academy Rotherham
• Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy Barnsley
• St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School Rotherham
• Flanderwell Primary School Rotherham

What is Pye Bank CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pye Bank CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Pye Bank CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pye Bank CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Pye Bank CofE Primary School have?

Pye Bank CofE Primary School has 446 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pye Bank CofE Primary School cover?

Pye Bank CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Pye Bank CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pye Bank CofE Primary School?

Pye Bank CofE Primary School is at Andover Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 9EF.