Woodhouse West Primary School
Coisley Hill, Sheffield, S13 7BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Sheffield South East Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 366
- URN
- 147921
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142692602
About this school
Woodhouse West Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 366 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 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 44% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 59% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Woodhouse West 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 | 53% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodhouse West Primary School compares
Woodhouse West Primary School ranked 84th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.3% | 57.3% | 366 | — |
| Birley Spa Primary Academy | 63% | 7% | 43.6% | 291 | 0.7 miles |
| Stradbroke Primary School | 59% | 6.4% | 50.7% | 475 | 0.8 miles |
| St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 81% | 3.8% | 19.7% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
| Ballifield Primary School | 59% | 6% | 17.6% | 459 | 0.9 miles |
| Brunswick Community Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 36.4% | 459 | 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)
- 57.26%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.33%
- Persistent absence
- 21.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birley Spa Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Stradbroke Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Ballifield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Brunswick Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Woodhouse West Primary School ranks 106th 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 Woodhouse West Primary School teach?
- Woodhouse West Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodhouse West Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodhouse West Primary School is Mrs Anne-Marie Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodhouse West Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodhouse West 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 Woodhouse West Primary School?
- Woodhouse West Primary School has 366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodhouse West Primary School full?
- Woodhouse West Primary School has capacity for 351 pupils and 366 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Woodhouse West Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodhouse West Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodhouse West Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodhouse West Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodhouse West Primary School?
- Woodhouse West Primary School is part of SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodhouse West Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodhouse West Primary School rank locally?
- Woodhouse West Primary School ranked 84th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodhouse West Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodhouse West Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodhouse West Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodhouse West 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.