Killamarsh Junior School
38 Sheffield Road, Killamarsh, Sheffield, S21 2EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Watson
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 112578
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142486277
About this school
Killamarsh Junior School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Killamarsh Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 22 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 45% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 55% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 59% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 59% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Killamarsh Junior 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Killamarsh Junior School compares
Killamarsh Junior School ranked 211th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.1% | 35.6% | 126 | — |
| Killamarsh Infant School | — | 6.3% | 27.9% | 154 | 0.0 miles |
| St Giles CofE Primary School | 54% | 5.7% | 29.2% | 310 | 0.8 miles |
| Wales Primary School | 81% | 4.8% | 14.3% | 209 | 1.3 miles |
| Brook House Junior | 48% | 5.1% | 22.3% | 325 | 1.6 miles |
| Beighton Nursery Infant School | — | 5.6% | 17.8% | 251 | 1.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.56%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Killamarsh Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St Giles CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary
-
Wales Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Brook House Junior1.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Beighton Nursery Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Killamarsh Junior School ranks 121st 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 ages does Killamarsh Junior School teach?
- Killamarsh Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Killamarsh Junior School?
- The headteacher of Killamarsh Junior School is Mr Mark Watson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Killamarsh Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Killamarsh Junior 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 many pupils are at Killamarsh Junior School?
- Killamarsh Junior School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Killamarsh Junior School full?
- Killamarsh Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 126 on roll (53%), so it has space against 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 Killamarsh Junior School a faith school?
- No. Killamarsh Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Killamarsh Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Killamarsh Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Killamarsh Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Killamarsh Junior School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Killamarsh Junior School ranked 211th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Killamarsh Junior School's absence rate?
- Killamarsh Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Killamarsh Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Killamarsh Junior 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.