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Springfield Primary School

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

person Mrs Linda Joseph (Headteacher)

location_onSheffield, S3 7RZ

language Visit Website phone 01142723455

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

223

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Springfield Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 90% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springfield Primary School is a community school in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #75 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #10,444 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing62% LA 65%

Maths57% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading64% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading56% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.6

-4.1 to 1.7

2.6

Write

LA -1.0

-0.2 to 5.4

0.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading71% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 4.6

3.3

Write

LA -0.3

0.9 to 5.6

3.0

Maths

LA -0.2

0.8 to 5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%

Reading65% LA 69%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-4.2 to 1.4

3.2

Write

LA 0.0

0.6 to 5.8

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.9 to 1.1

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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
2025	#10,444 / 14,159	#75	#12,617	#1
2024	#9,145 / 14,233	#54	#8,934	#1
2023	#5,669 / 13,940	#32	#8,455	#5,242
2019	#3,502 / 11,810	#19	#7,263	#1,034
2018	#7,473 / 10,972	#54	#7,258	#5,615

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 November 2024

Inspection Report

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16 October 2019

Inspection Report

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07 October 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2014

Inspection Report

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22 October 2013

Inspection Report

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22 February 2012

Inspection Report

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02 December 2009

Inspection Report

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17 September 2008

Inspection Report

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05 February 2007

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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09 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2015-10-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2013-10-22

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	216	4	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	218	5	2.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	214	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	234	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	2	0.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	247	1	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	249	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	255	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	250	1	0.4%	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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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 35 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils