Academy sponsor led · Sheffield

Bankwood Primary School

2–11Ages
442Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149575URN

Bankwood Close, Sheffield, S14 1LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Sheffield median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sheffield

49 applications for 35 places · 100th of 109 in Sheffield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
2 March 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Bankwood Community Primary School, URN 107066

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Sheffield median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 35 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.4; Sheffield median median 1.9
2025 1.0; Sheffield median median 1.9
2024 1.1; Sheffield median median 1.9
2023 1.1; Sheffield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.1; Sheffield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 0.9; Sheffield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Sheffield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Sheffield median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Sheffield median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Sheffield median

Dashed bars: as Bankwood Community Primary School (URN 107066), 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	35	49	1.4	33	0.94
Sep 2025	45	47	1.0	42	0.93
Sep 2024	33	37	1.1	30	0.91
Sep 2023 *	52	56	1.1	49	0.94
Sep 2022 *	50	56	1.1	42	0.84
Sep 2021 *	54	51	0.9	39	0.72
Sep 2020 *	60	69	1.2	47	0.78
Sep 2019 *	60	88	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2018 *	60	74	1.2	54	0.90
Sep 2017 *	41	52	1.3	34	0.83
Sep 2016 *	37	46	1.2	33	0.89
Sep 2015 *	60	66	1.1	48	0.80
Sep 2014 *	30	51	1.7	22	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 61% · Maths 59% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%71st of 107 in Sheffield

Sheffield 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Sheffield 74% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Sheffield 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Sheffield 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sheffield 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Sheffield 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Sheffield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	54%	0%	102	101
2023/24	24%	0%	96	97
2022/23

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

Bankwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Arbourthorne Community Primary School
0.8 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Carfield Primary School
1.1 km · Sheffield

2026

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Norfolk Community Primary School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
1.5 km · Sheffield

Good2022

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Anns Grove Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2020

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mundella Primary School
1.6 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Norton Free Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Good2023

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Prince Edward Primary School
1.8 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 78%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: 149575 · 373/2052
Trust: Steel City Schools Partnership
Capacity: 504 pupils · 442 on roll
Free school meals: 72.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2023
Replaced: Bankwood Community Primary School (URN 107066)
Address: Bankwood Close, Sheffield, S14 1LW
Local authority: Sheffield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources