St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Sheffield · S35 3HY · Sheffield
Ages 5–11
- KS274%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM10.7%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 135815
Paces School for Conductive Education
Non-maintained special school · Sheffield · S35 2PH
Ages 3–18 · 61 pupils · Sheffield
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
13.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-07-14
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence13.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)59.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 11.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 52
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
61 pupils · 65 places
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- Boys / girls
- 33 / 28
- School capacity
- 65
- Capacity fill
- 61 / 65 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- FSM pupils
- 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
Age range
Ages 3–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Local authority maintained
- Headteacher
- Miss Elizabeth Bell
Location
- Address
- Thorncliffe Hall, Newton Chambers Road, Chapeltown
- Postcode
- S35 2PH
- Town
- Sheffield
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- District
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed non-maintained special school, Ages 3–18, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 61 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 26.4%. SEN provision includes: PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
High Green Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Sheffield · S35 4LU · Sheffield
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM16.7%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
Greengate Lane Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sheffield · S35 3GT · Sheffield
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence8.1%
- FSM57.1%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
Angram Bank Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Sheffield · S35 4HN · Sheffield
Ages 3–11
- KS282%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM43.0%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
Lound Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sheffield · S35 2EU · Sheffield
Ages 4–7
- Absence5.0%
- FSM16.2%
- Demand0.95
0.8 miles away
Lound Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sheffield · S35 2UT · Sheffield
Ages 7–11
- KS252%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM17.9%
0.9 miles away
Other independent special school
South Yorkshire · S75 3DH · Barnsley
Ages 7–17
1.2 miles away
Windmill Hill Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sheffield · S35 1ZD · Sheffield
Ages 5–11
- KS265%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM19.2%
- Demand0.90
1.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Elizabeth Bell
- Telephone
- 01142845298