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Woodthorpe Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Lewis Road, Sheffield S13 8DA · woodthorpeprimary.co.uk · 0114 239 9167

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
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
398
87% of 455 places
Local authority
Sheffield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
62.9%
First language not English
15.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Minerva Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 51 (Places 55)51September 2023: 41 (Places 50)41September 2024: 53 (Places 55)53September 2025: 38 (Places 38)38September 2026: 35 (Places 41)35Places 41
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202641350.9100%
September 2025Sept 202538381100%
September 2024Sept 202455531100%
September 2023Sept 202350410.8100%
September 2022Sept 202255510.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 63% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 53% (England 53%)53%2016/17: 66% (England 61%)66%2017/18: 83% (England 64%)83%2018/19: 79% (England 65%)79%2022/23: 73% (England 60%)73%2023/24: 55% (England 61%)55%2024/25: 63% (England 62%)63%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●63%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●103105
▼102105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107071)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 19 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodthorpe Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
18 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107071), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107071)

  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107071)

  • May 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107071)

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
78%
Replies
23
5% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼78% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼60% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 96% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 70% who had a child bullied

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