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Pye Bank CofE Primary School

Academy converter · Sheffield · S3 9EF

Ages 3–11 · 446 pupils · Sheffield

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.9%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
385

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

43

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
72
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

446 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
446
Boys / girls
210 / 236
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
446 / 420 (106%)
Free school meals
60.2%
FSM pupils
245
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Sheffield
Governance
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
The Diocese of Sheffield Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Rhea Kurcewicz

Location

Address
Andover Street
Postcode
S3 9EF
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Sheffield
District
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 446 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 60.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Sheffield.

Open schools in Sheffield
236
Primary schools in Sheffield
166
Academies among open schools in Sheffield
62% (147)
Open schools in S3
6
Primary in S3
4
Open schools in Sheffield LA
194
Primary in Sheffield LA
132

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Byron Wood Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sheffield · S4 7EJ · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM56.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Abbeyfield Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S3 9AN · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM48.2%
    • Demand0.88

    0.7 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Sheffield · S3 7JA · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM51.9%
    • Demand1.77

    0.9 miles away

  • Whiteways Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sheffield · S4 8EX · Sheffield

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM61.4%
    • Demand0.90

    1.0 miles away

  • Oasis Academy Fir Vale

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S4 8GA · Sheffield

    Ages 4–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence14.2%
    • FSM83.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Sheffield · S3 7RZ · Sheffield

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.27

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rhea Kurcewicz
Telephone
01142760472

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