Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
High Street, Sheffield

School Information

Address: High Street, Sheffield, S36 6BS
Website: www.penistonestjohns.co.uk/
Telephone: 01226762496
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnsley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Sullivan
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136941

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 569
Number of Boys: 275
Number of Girls: 294

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.7
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springvale Primary School
Sheffield Road , Penistone S36 6HJ 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thurlstone Primary School
Royd Moor Road , Thurlstone S36 9RD 		4out of 4 1,618 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oxspring Primary School
Sheffield Road , Oxspring S36 8YW 		3out of 4 2,712 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hoylandswaine Primary School
Haigh Lane , Hoylandswaine S36 7JJ 		3out of 4 2,742 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millhouse Primary School
Lea Lane , Millhouse Green S36 9LN 		3out of 4 2,927 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penistone Grammar School
Huddersfield Road , Penistone S36 7BX 		3out of 4 1,322 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑