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Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

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

person Mr Ian Read

location_onSheffield, S5 7HL

language Visit Website phone 01142326603

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

497

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a community school in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 480 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #25 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #3,749 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 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

68%

LA 56%

Reading78% LA 70%

Writing73% LA 65%

Maths76% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.0 to 1.2

-2.1

Write

LA -1.0

-3.7 to -0.5

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.4 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.6

-3.3 to -0.2

-1.7

Write

LA -0.3

-3.2 to -0.3

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%

Reading68% LA 69%

Writing78% LA 74%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.3

-3 to 0

-0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 0.9

0.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-1 to 1.8

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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	#3,749 / 14,159	#25	#5,510	#1
2024	#5,733 / 14,233	#31	#7,563	#1
2023	#9,065 / 13,940	#58	#8,765	#10,679
2019	#6,984 / 11,810	#47	#6,463	#9,109
2018	#7,278 / 10,972	#53	#7,465	#7,260

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2020

Inspection Report

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14 May 2019

Inspection Report

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02 July 2015

Inspection Report

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02 November 2011

Inspection Report

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22 June 2009

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2019-05-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2015-07-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

2011-11-02

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Leadership

Good

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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

1.2%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 482 pupils. During this period, there were 6 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	482	6	1.2%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	453	9	2.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	504	4	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	497	6	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	474	10	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	499	5	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	497	9	1.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	476	9	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	496	9	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	475	5	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	448	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	492	5	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	477	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	461	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	494	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	494	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	472	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	504	5	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	497	7	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	476	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	502	10	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	501	6	1.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	489	9	1.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	548	7	1.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	535	13	2.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	496	20	4.0%	0.5%	0

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 71 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils