Watercliffe Meadow Community 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Boynton Road, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Boynton Road, Sheffield, S5 7HL
Website: http://watercliffemeadow.com
Telephone: 01142326603
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Read
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131082

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 477
Number of Boys: 251
Number of Girls: 226

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.3
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Boynton Road , S5 7HL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Watermead
Barrie Crescent , S5 8RJ
4out of 4 353 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
E-ACT Pathways Academy
Raisen Hall Road , S5 7NA
2out of 4 456 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
Firshill Crescent , S4 7BX
4out of 4 1,164 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Abbeyfield Primary Academy
Orphanage Road , S3 9AN
3out of 4 1,205 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkwood E-Act Academy
Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL
3out of 4 827 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fir Vale School
Owler Lane , S4 8GB
2out of 4 1,980 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chaucer School
Wordsworth Avenue , S5 8NH
2out of 4 2,144 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Firth Park Academy
Fircroft Avenue , S5 0SD
3out of 4 2,761 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Yewlands Academy
Creswick Lane , S35 8NN
1out of 4 3,071 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longley Park Sixth Form
Horninglow Road , S5 6SG
- not rated 1,747 yd Academy 16-19 converter No 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 2,158 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holgate Meadows School
Lindsay Road , S5 7WE
3out of 4 1,744 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woolley Wood School
Chaucer Road , S5 9QN
3out of 4 2,739 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bethany School
Finlay Street , S3 7PS
- not rated 3,097 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.