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Windmill Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Ash View, Chapeltown, Sheffield S35 1ZD · windmillhill.sheffield.sch.uk · 0114 246 8550
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 266
- 70% of 378 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 33 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 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107103)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Windmill Hill Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 61
- 19% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (16%) with SEND