Woodseats Primary School

Woodseats Primary School, having undergone its first inspection under the new framework, has been rated as Good overall. The school is characterized by a warm and inclusive community, where pupils feel respected and valued. There are high expectations for student behavior and academic performance, which are being well met. Significant improvements in the curriculum for English and mathematics have resulted in strong pupil achievement, although the previous cohort did not benefit from these changes in time. The leadership demonstrates a commitment to fostering a culture of learning and well-being among students and staff alike.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and warm relationships between staff and pupils.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Well-planned early years curriculum promoting independence and self-control.
• Effective teaching of phonics contributing to reading development.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities including sports, music, and art.
• Positive behavior expectations and strong pupil engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities to develop reading fluency for pupils receiving additional support are limited.

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 Woodseats Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Woodseats 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 Woodseats Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 18.4% of pupils at Woodseats Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Woodseats Primary School received £6,315 and spent £6,419 for each of its 398 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £5,000 (£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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Woodseats Primary School is part of Steel City Schools Partnership, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Woodseats Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodseats Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Woodseats Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodseats Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Woodseats Primary School have?

Woodseats Primary School has 407 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodseats Primary School cover?

Woodseats Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodseats Primary School?

Woodseats Primary School is at Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 0SB.