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Whiteways Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Whiteways Road, Sheffield S4 8EX · whitewaysprimary.co.uk · 0114 242 3169
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- 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
- 436
- 92% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.4%
- First language not English
- 90.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 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 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106992)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Whiteways Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106992), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106992)
Sept 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 106992)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 19
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied