Gleadless Primary School

School overview

Gleadless Primary School is a primary school serving Sheffield, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. 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). Gleadless Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 46 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 23.4 pupils per teacher. 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 above.