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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberSheffieldS5 8GNMeynell Community Primary School
Primary

Meynell Community Primary School

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S5 8GN www.meynell.sheffield.sch.uk

Pupils
504
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
504
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
504
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2019Requires improvement
AddressMeynell Road, Sheffield, S5 8GN
Telephone01142311425
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7079 spend / pupil£7846 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyMeynell Community Primary SchoolClosed · from 2013-02-26

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
78%
Would recommend
66%
Responses
32
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

78%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

78%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

63%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

32%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

62%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

54%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

72%

Q9. My child does well at this school

87%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

72%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

75%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

84%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

66%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

66%

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+9pp
61%54%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 70.62%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 27.23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.06
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.93
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
504
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 21.41:1
EAL
27%
LA AVG 24.28%
FSM eligible
70%
LA AVG 33.73%
SEN
29%
LA AVG 19.33%
Overall absence
6%
LA AVG 5.44%
Persistent absence
16%
LA AVG 14.45%

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
2024/2561%2%68%29%66%2%76%17%73%73%104.0103.0103.029%504
2023/2452%0%76%14%60%2%71%5%62%57%103.0102.0101.031%477
2022/2350%2%79%18%59%4%82%7%66%70%104.0103.0102.0+2.30+0.00+2.1035%472
2018/1946%4%56%15%72%15%67%11%72%46%101.0102.099.0-0.70+1.10-0.4038%490
2017/1853%4%67%16%67%9%74%16%70%51%101.0102.0100.0-0.90-0.60+0.3029%499
2016/1727%2%35%4%61%12%39%2%80%39%95.097.098.0-5.10+0.00-4.0028%498

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
2024/2550419.529%27%70%6%16%
2023/2447721.231%22%70%7%22%
2022/2347223.735%18%74%8%26%
2021/2247119.631%16%73%9%32%
2020/2146319.732%13%57%
2018/1949021.738%10%69%6%15%
2017/1849918.529%9%66%6%19%
2016/1749820.928%9%65%6%19%

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