Bankwood Primary School
Bankwood Close, Sheffield, S14 1LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEEL CITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr James Marshall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Steel City Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 149575
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142396711
About this school
Bankwood Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 442 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bankwood Community Primary School (URN 107066).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 29% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Bankwood 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 | — | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 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 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 447 |
| 2024/25 | 435 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bankwood Primary School compares
Bankwood Primary School ranked 73rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 8.5% | 70.9% | 442 | — |
| Arbourthorne Community Primary School | 42% | 7.3% | 68.6% | 473 | 0.5 miles |
| Carfield Primary School | 78% | 5.4% | 25.6% | 538 | 0.7 miles |
| Norfolk Community Primary School | 36% | 9.6% | 58.4% | 469 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 39% | 8.4% | 63.8% | 465 | 0.9 miles |
| Anns Grove Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 34.8% | 434 | 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)
- 70.87%
- English as an additional language
- 38.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arbourthorne Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Carfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Norfolk Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Woodlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Anns Grove Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Bankwood Primary School ranks 90th 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 Bankwood Primary School teach?
- Bankwood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Bankwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bankwood Primary School is Mr James Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bankwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bankwood 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 Bankwood Primary School?
- Bankwood Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bankwood Primary School full?
- Bankwood Primary School has capacity for 504 pupils and 442 on roll (88%), 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 Bankwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bankwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bankwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bankwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bankwood Primary School?
- Bankwood 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 Bankwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2023/24 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bankwood Primary School rank locally?
- Bankwood Primary School ranked 73rd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bankwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Bankwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bankwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bankwood 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.