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Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery

URN
146498
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery
URN
146498
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

59 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

46

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

35

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#76 of 97 schools in Sheffield

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
13 December 2022
Inspection date
2 November 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

6

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

35

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

6

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

5.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sheffield
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sheffield)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.wharncliffeside.org.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

61.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

61.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

S35 0DD - Brightholmlee Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Brightholmlee Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Postcode
S35 0DD
Phone
1142862379
Website
www.wharncliffeside.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sheffield
Local authority code
373

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 484 schools in Sheffield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

484

Open schools

191

Closed schools

290

Primary schools

308

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 13 December 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 December 20222 November 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 13 December 2022
    • Good

      Published
      13 December 2022
      Inspected
      2 November 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    17.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 6

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    71

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary308 (64.3%)
    • Secondary71 (14.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other100 (20.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Wharncliffe Side Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Oughtibridge Primary School2.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Oughtibridge Primary School2.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bolsterstone CofE Junior and Infant School2.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Bradfield Secondary School2.9 kmSecondaryOpen
    Bradfield School2.9 kmSecondaryClosed
    Bradfield School2.9 kmSecondaryClosed
    Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School3.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Royd Nursery and Infant School3.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stocksbridge Junior School3.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Wharncliffe Side Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oughtibridge Primary School
      Distance
      2.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oughtibridge Primary School
      Distance
      2.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Bolsterstone CofE Junior and Infant School
      Distance
      2.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Sheffield)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNClosed
    Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryS8 0BNOpen
    Abbeyfield Primary AcademyPrimaryS3 9ANOpen
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQClosed
    Acres Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimaryS9 4GQOpen
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Lane Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S8 0BN
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeyfield Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S3 9AN
      Status
      Open
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S9 4GQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acres Hill Community Primary School
    Bradfield Secondary School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Bradfield School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bradfield School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
    Distance
    3.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Royd Nursery and Infant School
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stocksbridge Junior School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    S9 4GQ
    Status
    Open