Byron Wood Primary Academy
Earldom Road, Burngreave, Sheffield, S4 7EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Barbara Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 143061
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142723624
About this school
Byron Wood Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 395 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
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
- 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 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 39% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 49% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 53% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 63% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy 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 | 35% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 426 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Byron Wood Primary Academy compares
Byron Wood Primary Academy ranked 95th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.4% | 52.8% | 395 | — |
| Pye Bank CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.1% | 56.1% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Abbeyfield Primary Academy | 59% | 10.3% | 47.3% | 429 | 0.4 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) | 75% | 3.8% | 36% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
| Whiteways Primary School | 57% | 10% | 61.7% | 436 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Fir Vale | 37% | 14.1% | 79.8% | 389 | 0.8 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)
- 52.8%
- English as an additional language
- 75.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pye Bank CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Abbeyfield Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Whiteways Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Oasis Academy Fir Vale0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Byron Wood Primary Academy ranks 118th 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy teach?
- Byron Wood Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Byron Wood Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Byron Wood Primary Academy is Mrs Barbara Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Byron Wood Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Byron Wood Primary Academy, 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy?
- Byron Wood Primary Academy has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Byron Wood Primary Academy full?
- Byron Wood Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 395 on roll (94%), 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 Byron Wood Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Byron Wood Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Byron Wood Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Byron Wood Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Byron Wood Primary Academy?
- Byron Wood Primary Academy is part of ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Byron Wood Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Byron Wood Primary Academy rank locally?
- Byron Wood Primary Academy ranked 95th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Byron Wood Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Byron Wood Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Byron Wood Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Byron Wood Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.