Thurlstone Primary School
Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, S36 9RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Gibbins
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 106588
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01226762018
About this school
Thurlstone Primary School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 59% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 79% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 79% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thurlstone Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thurlstone Primary School compares
Thurlstone Primary School ranked 71st of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 3.3% | 6% | 182 | — |
| Millhouse Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 19.1% | 100 | 0.9 miles |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 13.5% | 493 | 0.9 miles |
| Springvale Primary School | 80% | 3.4% | 12.3% | 227 | 1.6 miles |
| Hoylandswaine Primary School | 85% | 3% | 2.3% | 94 | 2.1 miles |
| Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School | — | 4% | 5.7% | 52 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 20 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.04%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millhouse Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Springvale Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Barnsley
-
Hoylandswaine Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School2.2 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Sheffield
Thurlstone Primary School ranks 127th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Sheffield.
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thurlstone Primary School teach?
- Thurlstone Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Thurlstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thurlstone Primary School is Mrs Charlotte Gibbins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thurlstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thurlstone Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thurlstone Primary School?
- Thurlstone Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thurlstone Primary School full?
- Thurlstone Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 182 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thurlstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thurlstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thurlstone Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thurlstone Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thurlstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thurlstone Primary School rank locally?
- Thurlstone Primary School ranked 71st of 73 primary schools in Barnsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thurlstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Thurlstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thurlstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thurlstone Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.