Woodthorpe Primary School
Lewis Road, Sheffield, S13 8DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Minerva Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 455
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 148690
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142399167
About this school
Woodthorpe Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 398 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodthorpe Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 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 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 76% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Woodthorpe 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 | 73% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodthorpe Primary School compares
Woodthorpe Primary School ranked 47th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 8% | 61.8% | 398 | — |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 42% | 3.1% | 26.4% | 237 | 0.2 miles |
| Intake Primary School | 61% | 5.1% | 33.2% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Prince Edward Primary School | 78% | 4.7% | 48.1% | 439 | 0.5 miles |
| Stradbroke Primary School | 59% | 6.4% | 50.7% | 475 | 0.6 miles |
| Pipworth Community Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 56.3% | 379 | 0.7 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)
- 61.75%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.99%
- Persistent absence
- 25.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Intake Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Prince Edward Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Stradbroke Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Pipworth Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Woodthorpe Primary School ranks 60th 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 Woodthorpe Primary School teach?
- Woodthorpe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodthorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodthorpe Primary School is Mr David Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodthorpe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodthorpe 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 many pupils are at Woodthorpe Primary School?
- Woodthorpe Primary School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodthorpe Primary School full?
- Woodthorpe Primary School has capacity for 455 pupils and 398 on roll (87%), 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 Woodthorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodthorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodthorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodthorpe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodthorpe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodthorpe Primary School is part of MINERVA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodthorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodthorpe Primary School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Woodthorpe Primary School ranked 47th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodthorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodthorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodthorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodthorpe 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.