Windmill Hill Primary School
Ash View, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1ZD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Plant
- Sponsor
- Steel City Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 378
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 145373
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142468550
About this school
Windmill Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 266 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 June 2022, 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 | 56 | 43 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 65% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 84% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 74% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Windmill Hill 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 | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 278 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Windmill Hill Primary School compares
Windmill Hill Primary School ranked 89th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.3% | 18.4% | 266 | — |
| Lound Infant School | — | 5% | 16.6% | 142 | 0.5 miles |
| Coit Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 13.2% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| Lound Junior School | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Greengate Lane Academy | 85% | 6.8% | 61.4% | 182 | 0.9 miles |
| Angram Bank Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 44.8% | 199 | 1.0 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)
- 18.35%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 9.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lound Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Coit Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Lound Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Greengate Lane Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Angram Bank Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Windmill Hill Primary School ranks 111th 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 Windmill Hill Primary School teach?
- Windmill Hill Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Windmill Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Windmill Hill Primary School is Mr Simon Plant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windmill Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windmill Hill 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 Windmill Hill Primary School?
- Windmill Hill Primary School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Windmill Hill Primary School full?
- Windmill Hill Primary School has capacity for 378 pupils and 266 on roll (70%), 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 Windmill Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Windmill Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Windmill Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Windmill Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Windmill Hill Primary School?
- Windmill Hill Primary School is part of STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Windmill Hill 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 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Windmill Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Windmill Hill Primary School ranked 89th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Windmill Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Windmill Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windmill Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windmill Hill 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 10 July 2026.