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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 131082

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

Community school · Sheffield · S5 7HL

Ages 3–11 · 480 pupils · Sheffield

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

1.23 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-02-12

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)60%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.8%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
366

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

1.23 · Competitive

1st preferences

74

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
106
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill102%

480 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
480
Boys / girls
243 / 237
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
480 / 472 (102%)
Free school meals
57.5%
FSM pupils
227
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Ian Read

Location

Address
Boynton Road
Postcode
S5 7HL
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 480 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 57.5%.

Open schools in Sheffield
236
Primary schools in Sheffield
166
Academies among open schools in Sheffield
62% (147)
Open schools in S5
20
Primary in S5
12
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.

Compare with theseAll in SheffieldNear S5

  • Oasis Academy Watermead

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S5 8RJ · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM55.4%
    • Demand0.89

    0.2 miles away

  • E-ACT Pathways Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S5 7NA · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM63.7%
    • Demand0.89

    0.3 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

  • Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S5 7QG · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM55.9%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Hucklow Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sheffield · S5 6TB · Sheffield

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM47.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 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

    1.1 miles away

  • Meynell Nursery & Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sheffield · S5 8GN · Sheffield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM68.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ian Read
Telephone
01142326603
Website
http://watercliffemeadow.com

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