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Waterthorpe Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Thorpe Drive, Waterthorpe, Waterthorpe Ni School, Sheffield S20 7JU · waterthorpeinfantschool.co.uk · 0114 248 4943
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 123
- 68% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Waterthorpe Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 26
- 17% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (38%) with SEND