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Pye Bank CofE Primary School

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

person Mrs Rhea Kurcewicz (Headteacher)

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSheffield, S3 9EF

language Visit Website phone 01142760472

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

468

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pye Bank CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pye Bank CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #54 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #7,543 of 14,159 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 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

55%

LA 56%

Reading79% LA 70%

Writing63% LA 65%

Maths63% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading47% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading58% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA -0.6

-5.6 to -2.4

-2.8

Write

LA -1.0

-4.3 to -1.2

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.2 to -2.2

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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	#7,543 / 14,159	#54	#10,198	#1
2024	#10,605 / 14,233	#72	#12,237	#1
2023	#12,257 / 13,940	#91	#11,739	#12,847

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-02-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2015-02-03

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

1.5%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(5 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 455 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, 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)	455	7	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	449	11	2.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	469	13	2.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	472	10	2.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	466	12	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	474	3	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	468	11	2.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	9	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	455	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	450	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	433	12	2.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	457	13	2.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	434	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	455	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	455	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	450	2	0.4%	0.6%	1

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 55 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils