Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 13 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sheffield
Unique reference
131082
Address
Boynton Road, S5 7HL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
497 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
19.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
54.7%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.9%
Mixed 10.6%
Other Asian 9.1%
Pakistani 6.8%
Other Black 5.8%
Other 4.2%
African 3.8%
Indian 2%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other White 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsBelow average-1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
74
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
9
5
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
50
29
21
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
11
3
Reception, Part-time
31
16
15
Reception, Full-time
27
15
12
Year 1
61
28
33
Year 2
59
24
35
Year 3
60
34
26
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
60
33
27
Year 2023-2024

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