Woolley Wood School is a 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 19/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 13.4%, which is 9.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chaucer Road, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Chaucer Road, Sheffield, S5 9QN
Website: www.woolleywood.sheffield.sch.uk
Telephone: 01142327160
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Whitehead
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107180

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 103
Number of Boys: 62
Number of Girls: 41

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 13.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 38% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -5.5 to 0.8
Writing
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -5.1 to 0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -6 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mansel Primary
Chaucer Road , Sheffield A S5 9QN
3out of 4 103 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Creswick Lane , Grenoside S35 8NN
3out of 4 585 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fox Hill Primary
Keats Road , S6 1AZ
3out of 4 792 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Meynell Community Primary School
Meynell Road , S5 8GN
2out of 4 1,165 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Monteney Primary School
Monteney Crescent , S5 9DN
3out of 4 1,380 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yewlands Academy
Creswick Lane , S35 8NN
1out of 4 332 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chaucer School
Wordsworth Avenue , S5 8NH
2out of 4 682 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parkwood E-Act Academy
Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL
3out of 4 2,365 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecclesfield School
Chapeltown Road , Ecclesfield S35 9WD
1out of 4 2,999 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Firth Park Academy
Fircroft Avenue , S5 0SD
3out of 4 3,012 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 2,846 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Chapeltown Academy
Hydra Business Park , Nether Lane S35 9ZX
- not rated 3,025 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woolley Wood School
Chaucer Road , S5 9QN
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Holgate Meadows School
Lindsay Road , S5 7WE
3out of 4 1,725 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.