Bradway Primary School, Sheffield

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~798m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.5km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Chris Thomas
Pupils:416 / 420 capacity
LA:Sheffield
Phone:01142363723
Address:Bradway Drive, Sheffield, S17 4PD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 29 June 2022View full report
URN:107033
UKPRN:10078406
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Sheffield Hallam
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Bradway Primary School creates a vibrant, positive environment where pupils love coming to school and feel genuinely happy. Teachers work hard to make learning enjoyable and equip pupils with real-life skills - for example, through Enterprise Week where pupils recently raised over £2,000 for school equipment. The school has particularly strong leadership across all levels, with staff taking pride in being part of a cohesive, caring community that lives out its vision that 'Everyone is Good at Something'.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership at all levels with effective middle leaders driving school improvement
  • Pupils behave exceptionally well and feel safe, with high attendance rates
  • Teaching makes learning fun and engaging, with pupils actively enthusiastic
  • Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils through targeted strategies and flexible teaching assistant deployment
  • Strong governance with skilled governors who effectively challenge and support school leaders

Areas for Improvement

  • Standards and progress in writing need to match those in reading and mathematics
  • Disadvantaged pupils' accelerated progress needs to be achieved more consistently across all year groups
  • Gender gap in English attainment, particularly in early years and key stage 2

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective, with well-trained staff, good communication, detailed record-keeping by the designated lead, and governors maintaining safeguarding as a priority at every meeting.

Extracurricular Activities

Enterprise Week, young leaders roles at lunchtime, office duties, Spy Day, Evacuee Day

Bradway Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has successfully managed significant staffing changes while maintaining educational quality. The school has a caring community where pupils behave well, enjoy learning, and parents are exceptionally supportive.

At a Glance

15.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths-6ppWriting+2pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 78%. Maths has declined from 75% to 69%. Writing has remained stable at around 80%.

Class Sizes

29.4

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

29.6

KS2

11

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Dore & Totley Rail Station (Entrance)
1.1km · 17 min walk

Bus Stops

Bradway Road/Prospect Road (adj)
142m · 2 min walk
Bradway Road/Totley Lane (at)
169m · 3 min walk
Bradway Road/Twentywell Lane (o/s)
178m · 3 min walk
Prospect Road/St Quentin Drive (adj)
210m · 3 min walk
Bradway Road/Bradway Grange Road (adj)
297m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

416 pupils

420 capacity

4 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield

Low pressure
New homes approved:9,810
Projected new pupils:2,453

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield

Admissions Demand - Sheffield

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

6,786

Applications

5,374

Got 1st preference

96.9%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Sheffield (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

29 June 2022
2 March 2017
27 June 2012
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.59089%

Overall absence

10.16484%

Persistent absence

364

Enrolments

Authorised2.98419%
Unauthorised1.6067%
Persistent (10%+)10.16484%
Severe (50%+)1.0989%

Absence trend

3.3567%
18/19
4.49422%
20/21
5.43546%
21/22
5.16079%
22/23
5.5407%
23/24
4.59089%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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