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Wisewood Nursery & Primary School

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

personMr Ben Ramsden

corporate_fareTAPTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSheffield, S6 4SD

language Visit Website phone 1142343304

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

160

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Wisewood Nursery & Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wisewood Nursery & Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of TAPTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 183 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #17 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #2,692 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

68%

LA 56%

Reading81% LA 70%

Writing68% LA 65%

Maths81% LA 69%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading95% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.6

0.7 to 5.7

2.5

Write

LA -1.0

0.1 to 4.9

4.6

Maths

LA -0.7

2.2 to 7.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading61% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 2.3

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-2.2 to 2.6

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.3 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 69%

Writing70% LA 74%

Maths70% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.4 to 1

-1.9

Write

LA 0.0

-4 to 0.2

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 March 2022

Inspection Report

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04 July 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-04

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-02-03

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

0.0%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 183 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	181	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	160	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	156	2	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	151	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	149	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	153	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	163	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	155	3	1.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	177	4	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	177	11	6.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	179	25	14.0%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	190	20	10.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	189	20	10.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	190	17	8.9%	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 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Wisewood Nursery & Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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