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Bankwood Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Sarah Reynolds
corporate_fareSTEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
location_onSheffield, S14 1LW
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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2022

school

Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bankwood Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 2-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bankwood Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 435 pupils on roll, of whom 71% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #69 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #9,129 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

54%

LA 56%
Reading59% LA 70%
Writing61% LA 65%
Maths59% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 54%England 61%
Reading29% LA 68% · Eng 74%
Writing41% LA 65% · Eng 72%
Maths39% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

96

Maths SS

97

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

-%

LA 54%England 60%
Reading-% LA 67% · Eng 73%
Writing-% LA 64% · Eng 71%
Maths-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

LA -0.6

-

Write

LA -1.0

-

Maths

LA -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF
Inadequate
Education
Inadequate
Behaviour
Inadequate
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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