Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Sheffield
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Boynton Road, Sheffield, S5 7HL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 480 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “The school is warm and welcoming.”
- “Pupils enjoy attending and are happy.”
- “The school has high ambition for pupils’ achievements.”
To improve
- “However, the strategies used to support pupils to remember the wider curriculum are not as effective.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to recall key knowledge.”
- “However, at times, some pupils are not as engaged in their learning as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 72 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Sheffield published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Oasis Academy Watermead 0.2 mi Not judged
- E-ACT Pathways Academy 0.3 mi Not judged
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hucklow Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Meynell Nursery & Primary School 1.1 mi Good