Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
0.264 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 19 April 2022
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Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 entry.
Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2022 | 0.264 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2022 the last distance offered was 0.264 miles, the shortest of the 5 Sheffield primary schools with a published Reception 2022 last distance (middle figure 1.14 miles).
- 32.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sheffield.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sheffield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brightholmlee Lane, Sheffield, S35 0DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Wharncliffe Side Primary School is a caring and inclusive school where pupils flourish.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils.”
- “They have ensured that staff are well trained and teach the ambitious curriculum well.”
To improve
- “However, some children forget this knowledge.”
- “Teachers do not consistently check to make sure pupils have transferred new learning to their long-term memory.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 December 2022 (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) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Oughtibridge Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School 1.9 mi Good
- Royd Nursery and Infant School 1.9 mi Not judged
- Grenoside Community Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stocksbridge Junior School 2.4 mi Not judged
- St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.6 mi Standards maintained
- Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School 2.7 mi Standards maintained
- Angram Bank Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade