Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #107 in Sheffield public Top 90% UK

Gleadless Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Ms Sinead Gaffney (Executive Headteacher)

location_onSheffield, S12 2EJ

language Visit Website phone 1142399705

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

430

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Expected Standard

37%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Gleadless Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 90% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gleadless Primary School is a community school in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 430 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #107 of 125 primaries in Sheffield and #13,655 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 23.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading51% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.6

-4.2 to -0.7

-3.4

Write

LA -1.0

-5.1 to -1.8

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.7 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.6

-3.4 to -0.2

-2.6

Write

LA -0.3

-4.1 to -1.2

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 69%

Writing84% LA 74%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-0.2 to 3

3.1

Write

LA 0.0

1.6 to 4.6

0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 2.1

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2024	#13,655 / 15,713	#107	#14,009	#1
2023	#11,508 / 15,253	#84	#1	#13,004
2019	#11,663 / 13,571	#97	#1	#11,394
2018	#3,569 / 12,625	#30	#1	#2,579

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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19 September 2017

Inspection Report

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12 October 2016

Inspection Report

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19 January 2015

Inspection Report

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23 September 2014

Inspection Report

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22 April 2013

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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11 November 2009

Inspection Report

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18 April 2007

Inspection Report

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22 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-09-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2016-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2014-09-23

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 442 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	442	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	442	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	445	5	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	430	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	422	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	439	8	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	438	6	1.4%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	422	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	442	7	1.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	24	5.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	428	26	6.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	460	9	2.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	454	20	4.4%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	451	28	6.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	459	12	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	450	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	434	8	1.8%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	455	10	2.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	447	7	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	436	2	0.5%	0.5%	0