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Grenoside Community Primary School

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

person Mr Richard Lian (Headteacher)

location_onSheffield, S35 8QB

language Visit Website phone 1142467380

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

325

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Grenoside Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Grenoside Community Primary School is a community school in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 325 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 125 primaries in Sheffield and #1,444 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

74%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.6

-3.4 to 0.1

-1.0

Write

LA -1.0

-2.7 to 0.6

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.2 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading89% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.6

-0.7 to 2.9

-0.4

Write

LA -0.3

-2.0 to 1.3

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 59%

Reading76% LA 69%

Writing78% LA 74%

Maths78% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.3

0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 2

0.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.9 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	#1,444 / 15,713	#11	#3,097	#1
2023	#9,924 / 15,253	#69	#1	#12,292
2019	#4,561 / 13,571	#33	#1	#6,334
2018	#3,830 / 12,625	#32	#1	#6,073

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

11 June 2024

Inspection Report

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15 January 2019

Inspection Report

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14 January 2015

Inspection Report

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02 July 2014

Inspection Report

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18 February 2014

Inspection Report

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16 October 2013

Inspection Report

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20 June 2013

Inspection Report

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28 June 2010

Inspection Report

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12 July 2007

Inspection Report

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14 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-01-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2015-01-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

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National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 325 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	325	4	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	324	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	323	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	324	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	325	4	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	322	3	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	321	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	318	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	314	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	332	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	327	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Grenoside Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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