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Ballifield Primary School

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S13 9HH www.ballifield.co.uk

Pupils
478
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ballifield Primary School · Primary · Sheffield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+2pp
59%55%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
9%
-1pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
478
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield, S13 9HH
Local authority
Sheffield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%9%64%25%75%13%71%32%84%70%104.0105.0104.013%478
2023/2457%10%71%26%76%14%69%24%78%76%104.0104.0105.011%457
2022/2350%10%62%22%65%10%62%22%75%62%102.0102.0104.0-3.40-1.80-1.9012%443
2018/1953%8%60%17%80%10%75%30%82%80%102.0105.0105.0-2.40-1.10+0.5016%460
2017/1853%2%63%17%73%3%67%12%85%83%102.0102.0105.0-2.10-1.90-1.3015%480
2016/1753%10%62%22%73%18%68%22%85%73%102.0104.0105.0-1.90-0.60-1.6014%496

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547825.013%7%18%6%16%
2023/2445725.811%7%17%6%20%
2022/2344325.612%5%17%7%19%
2021/2247030.28%5%17%7%21%
2020/2146728.18%4%15%
2018/1946029.316%3%13%4%7%
2017/1848026.515%4%13%4%8%
2016/1749628.714%5%13%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.