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Dobcroft Junior School

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S7 2LN www.dobcroft-jun.sheffield.sch.uk

Pupils
379
cap. 328
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
379
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
379
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Dobcroft Junior School · Primary · Sheffield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
-4pp
84%82%79%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
22%
+6pp
29%20%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
54%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
379
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Pingle Road, Sheffield, S7 2LN
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
2024/2580%22%93%54%85%24%88%47%91%91%110.0109.0111.019%379
2023/2484%16%93%59%86%18%94%53%93%93%111.0110.0112.018%380
2022/2383%10%94%56%91%16%91%46%94%95%110.0108.0109.0+1.20-0.80+0.3018%384
2018/1979%29%83%52%89%47%87%38%91%89%109.0108.0110.0+0.30-0.10-1.7014%401
2017/1882%24%86%43%91%49%88%44%94%87%109.0108.0109.0-0.20+1.50+0.0015%369
2016/1779%26%90%53%95%53%82%35%96%91%110.0107.0111.0+1.80+2.20-1.0015%362

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
2024/2537923.819%10%5%3%3%
2023/2438023.218%10%5%3%4%
2022/2338421.518%14%6%4%6%
2021/2241925.217%19%6%6%13%
2020/2141626.714%17%5%
2018/1940125.714%12%3%3%2%
2017/1836922.715%8%2%2%1%
2016/1736222.415%7%4%2%2%

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