Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy 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 05/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Pomona Street, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Pomona Street, Sheffield, S11 8JN
Website: http://www.portercroft.org
Telephone: 01142662132
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cath Thomas
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139986

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.7
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.3
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broomhall Nursery School
4 Broomhall Road , S10 2DN
4out of 4 537 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grace Owen Nursery School
1-7 the Pavement , Duke Street S2 5QD
3out of 4 2,490 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy
Pomona Street , S11 8JN
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School
108 Psalter Lane , S11 8YU
3out of 4 888 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Sitwell Road , S7 1BE
3out of 4 958 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Springfield Primary School
Cavendish Street , S3 7RZ
3out of 4 1,022 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hunter's Bar Junior School
Sharrow Vale Road , S11 8ZG
4out of 4 1,096 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VII School
Glossop Road , S10 2PW
3out of 4 883 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
UTC Sheffield City Centre
111 Matilda Street , S1 4QF
3out of 4 1,489 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Notre Dame High School
Fulwood Road , S10 3BT
4out of 4 2,155 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Saints' Catholic High School
Granville Road , S2 2RJ
3out of 4 2,225 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mercia School
Carter Knowle Road , S7 2DY
- not rated 2,421 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sheffield College
, Granville Road S2 2RL
- not rated 2,027 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Andover Street , S3 9BE
- not rated 3,083 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brantwood Specialist School
1 Kenwood Bank , Nether Edge S7 1NU
- not rated 675 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sheffield High School
10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE
- not rated 928 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Westbourne School
60 Westbourne Road , Sheffield S10 2QT
- not rated 1,025 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Sheffield
Western Bank , S10 2TN
- not rated 1,285 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkdale School
Oakholme Road , S10 3DH
- not rated 1,326 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.