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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberSheffieldS5 7HLWatercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Primary

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

Primary

Sheffield · Sheffield · S5 7HL http://watercliffemeadow.com

Pupils
482
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
482
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
482
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySheffield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School · Primary · Sheffield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+8pp
68%62%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
482
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Boynton Road, Sheffield, S5 7HL
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
2024/2568%0%78%34%73%0%76%20%69%58%105.0103.0100.028%482
2023/2460%0%72%10%70%0%75%5%83%47%102.0101.098.028%497
2022/2355%0%72%17%63%0%67%8%78%53%103.0101.0100.0-0.40-2.10-1.9026%497
2018/1966%3%69%12%76%8%78%15%81%64%102.0104.0102.0-1.80-1.70-0.3028%497
2017/1860%2%68%12%78%3%77%20%80%60%101.0103.0102.0-1.50-0.60+0.4024%501
2016/1759%1%67%11%66%6%72%20%76%61%102.0103.0102.0+0.40-0.80+1.1024%535

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
2024/2548222.428%23%58%6%17%
2023/2449720.928%20%57%7%24%
2022/2349720.626%18%56%8%27%
2021/2247519.625%18%55%7%24%
2020/2147717.525%17%47%
2018/1949722.328%16%53%5%13%
2017/1850119.424%17%52%5%12%
2016/1753520.724%16%52%5%13%

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