Bankwood Community Primary School
Bankwood Close, Sheffield, S14 1LW
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Bankwood Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Reynolds
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sheffield, Heeley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 107066
- Local authority
- Sheffield
About this school
Bankwood Community Primary School was a community primary school in Sheffield. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 454 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bankwood Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 30% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 |
| Writing progress | -5.70 |
| Maths progress | -1.00 |
How Bankwood Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.3% | 72% | 454 | — |
| Bankwood Primary School | 54% | 8.5% | 70.9% | 442 | 0.0 miles |
| Arbourthorne Community Primary School | 42% | 7.3% | 68.6% | 473 | 0.5 miles |
| Carfield Primary School | 78% | 5.4% | 25.6% | 538 | 0.7 miles |
| Norfolk Community Primary School | 36% | 9.6% | 58.4% | 469 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 39% | 8.4% | 63.8% | 465 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72%
- English as an additional language
- 30%
- Overall absence
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 31.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bankwood Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Arbourthorne Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Carfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Norfolk Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Woodlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other 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 ages does Bankwood Community Primary School teach?
- Bankwood Community Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Sheffield.
- Has Bankwood Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bankwood Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bankwood Community Primary School?
- Bankwood Community Primary School had 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- What are Bankwood Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bankwood Community 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 11 September 2023.