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Wales Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

School Road, Wales, Sheffield S26 5QG · walesprimary.co.uk · 01909 770236

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
81%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rotherham 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
209
100% of 210 places
Local authority
Rotherham
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
16.7%
First language not English
5.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 39 (Places 29)39September 2023: 31 (Places 30)31September 2024: 42 (Places 28)42September 2025: 36 (Places 30)36September 2026: 31 (Places 30)31Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630311▲97%
September 2025Sept 202530361.2▲83%
September 2024Sept 202428421.5▲67%
September 2023Sept 202330311▲97%
September 2022Sept 202229391.3▲74%

Results

In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Rotherham it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 69% (England 53%)69%2016/17: 56% (England 61%)56%2017/18: 70% (England 64%)70%2018/19: 42% (England 65%)42%2022/23: 76% (England 60%)76%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 81% (England 62%)81%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲81%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●105105
▲109105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 1 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Wales Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
30 Apr 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jun 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
81%
Replies
57
27% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●84% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼79% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼73% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼58% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 68%

based on 14 parents (25%) with SEND

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