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Willow Park School

Academy special sponsor led · Sheffield · S2 2RU

Ages 7–16 · 89 pupils · Sheffield

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Requires improvement

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-01-10

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

89 pupils · 100 places

Pupils on roll
89
Boys / girls
73 / 16
School capacity
100
Capacity fill
89 / 100 (89%)
Free school meals
86.5%
FSM pupils
77
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy special sponsor led

Age range

Ages 7–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
T.E.A.M EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
T.E.A.M Education Trust
Headteacher
Principal Mark Fairbrother

Location

Address
Norfolk Park Road
Postcode
S2 2RU
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Local authority
Sheffield
District
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Heeley
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 special sponsor led, Ages 7–16, in Sheffield, Sheffield, 89 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 86.5%.

Open schools in Sheffield
236
Academies among open schools in Sheffield
62% (147)
Open schools in S2
20
Open schools in Sheffield LA
194

Nearby schools

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

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    • Absence9.6%
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Contact

Headteacher
Principal Mark Fairbrother
Telephone
01142796850
Website
https://www.teameducation.org/page/?title=Willow+Park+School&pid=254

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