Woolley Wood School
Chaucer Road, Sheffield, S5 9QN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Whitehead
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 107180
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142327160
About this school
Woolley Wood School is a community special school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 101 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.80 | - | - |
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 Woolley Wood 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 | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 14.17%
- Persistent absence
- 47.25%
Location
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-
Lotus Academy1.0 miles
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Paces School for Conductive Education3.0 miles
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-
Bethany School3.2 miles
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-
Abbey School3.3 miles
Academies · Rotherham
-
University of Sheffield3.5 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Woolley Wood School teach?
- Woolley Wood School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Woolley Wood School?
- The headteacher of Woolley Wood School is Mr David Whitehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woolley Wood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolley Wood 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 Woolley Wood School?
- Woolley Wood School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woolley Wood School a faith school?
- No. Woolley Wood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Woolley Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Woolley Wood School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woolley Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Woolley Wood School's absence rate?
- Woolley Wood School's overall absence rate is 14.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woolley Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woolley Wood 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.