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E-ACT Pathways Academy

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

personHeadteacher Elizabeth Long

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location_onSheffield, S5 7NA

language Visit Website phone 1142310044

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

410

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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E-ACT Pathways Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

E-ACT Pathways Academy is an academy sponsor led in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of E-ACT. The school has approximately 379 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #46 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #6,090 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

62%

LA 56%

Reading68% LA 70%

Writing62% LA 65%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading54% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.6

-3.3 to 0.1

-1.7

Write

LA -1.0

-3.4 to -0.1

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading40% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.3

Read

LA -0.6

-7.9 to -4.7

-2.4

Write

LA -0.3

-3.8 to -0.9

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-6.6 to -3.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 59%

Reading55% LA 69%

Writing48% LA 74%

Maths42% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to -0.4

-2.7

Write

LA 0.0

-4.1 to -1.3

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.1 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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02 October 2019

Inspection Report

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17 October 2018

Inspection Report

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06 June 2017

Inspection Report

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01 December 2015

Inspection Report

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17 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2025-03-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-10-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-06-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-12-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

0pupils

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 379 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)	379	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	390	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	416	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	392	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	388	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	386	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	417	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	368	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	388	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	383	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	372	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	406	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	431	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	429	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	501	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	487	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	477	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	528	14	2.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	534	16	3.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	531	8	1.5%	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 90 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils