Stocksbridge Junior School
Cedar Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Gaymond
- Sponsor
- Chorus Education Trust
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 150245
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142882221
About this school
Stocksbridge Junior School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 237 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Stocksbridge Junior 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stocksbridge Junior School compares
Stocksbridge Junior School ranked 27th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5% | 30.2% | 237 | — |
| St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.8% | 16.7% | 97 | 0.2 miles |
| Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School | — | 6.4% | 26.3% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| Royd Nursery and Infant School | — | 3.8% | 24.4% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School | 66% | 5% | 25.9% | 160 | 0.8 miles |
| Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 4.6% | 29.4% | 152 | 2.4 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)
- 30.15%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Royd Nursery and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery2.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Stocksbridge Junior School ranks 40th 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 Stocksbridge Junior School teach?
- Stocksbridge Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Stocksbridge Junior School?
- The headteacher of Stocksbridge Junior School is Mrs Samantha Gaymond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stocksbridge Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stocksbridge Junior 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 Stocksbridge Junior School?
- Stocksbridge Junior School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Stocksbridge Junior School full?
- Stocksbridge Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 237 on roll (66%), 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 Stocksbridge Junior School a faith school?
- No. Stocksbridge Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stocksbridge Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stocksbridge Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Stocksbridge Junior School?
- Stocksbridge Junior School is part of CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Stocksbridge Junior School rank locally?
- Stocksbridge Junior School ranked 27th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stocksbridge Junior School's absence rate?
- Stocksbridge Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stocksbridge Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stocksbridge Junior 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.