Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

Woodlands Primary School

3–11Ages
465Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141339URN

Norton Avenue, Sheffield, S14 1SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

79 applications for 53 places · 92nd of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

79 applications · 53 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Sheffield median median 1.9
2022 1.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2021 1.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Sheffield median median 2.1
2019 1.3; Sheffield median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.0
2017 1.2; Sheffield median median 1.9
2016 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sheffield median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Valley Park Community School (URN 133623), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	79	1.5	48	0.91
Sep 2025	40	66	1.7	36	0.90
Sep 2024	53	70	1.3	51	0.96
Sep 2023	47	68	1.5	44	0.94
Sep 2022	51	56	1.1	42	0.82
Sep 2021	37	41	1.1	33	0.89
Sep 2020	60	75	1.3	48	0.80
Sep 2019	59	79	1.3	51	0.86
Sep 2018	51	60	1.2	39	0.76
Sep 2017	49	59	1.2	42	0.86
Sep 2016	52	61	1.2	49	0.94
Sep 2015 *	54	70	1.3	46	0.85
Sep 2014 *	58	71	1.2	51	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 41% · Maths 69% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%95th of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sheffield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	0%	103	103
2023/24	47%	2%	103	103
2022/23	50%	3%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Woodlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Charnock Hall Primary Academy
1.2 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bankwood Primary School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Special measures 2026

1.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Norton Free Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Good2023

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Gleadless Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Arbourthorne Community Primary School
2.1 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Intake Primary School
2.1 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Prince Edward Primary School
2.2 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Birley Primary Academy
2.2 km · Sheffield

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141339 · 373/2034
Trust: Mercia Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 465 on roll
Free school meals: 62.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Valley Park Community School (URN 133623)
Address: Norton Avenue, Sheffield, S14 1SL
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources