Gleadless Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Sheffield, Sheffield
S12 2EJ
Composite score
36.5

School overview

Gleadless Primary School is a primary school serving Sheffield, Sheffield, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 438 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Gleadless Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). If you are considering Gleadless Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#1242
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#86
In Sheffield
Top 81%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
49%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 438 % FSM ever-6 30.6% % EAL 11.9% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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