Waterthorpe Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Sheffield
Waterthorpe Infant School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Thorpe Drive, Waterthorpe, Waterthorpe Ni School, Sheffield, S20 7JU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 123 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Waterthorpe Infant School is highly inclusive.”
- “All pupils and families are made to feel welcome and a given a sense of belonging.”
- “There is a distinctly nurturing ethos that runs through the school.”
To improve
- “The school recognises there is even more work to do in partnership with families to improve everyday attendance and punctuality.”
- “Some pupils do not attend regularly enough.”
- “They are missing important learning and do not fully benefit from all the school has to offer.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Shortbrook Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Halfway Nursery Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Rainbow Forge Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Reignhead Primary School 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Halfway Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Beighton Nursery Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brook House Junior 1.0 mi Good