Schools by area › Sheffield › Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery
Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Brightholmlee Lane, Sheffield S35 0DD · wharncliffeside.org.uk · 0114 286 2379
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 152
- 2 over 150 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Peak Edge
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 18 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 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 27 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107059)
Ofsted
Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- 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: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107059), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107059)
Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107059)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107059)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 53
- 29% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (38%) with SEND