Netherthorpe Primary School, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating an inclusive, family-like environment where children from many different backgrounds learn together with respect and pride. Teachers make lessons enjoyable and ensure every child - including those learning English as a new language - gets the right support and level of challenge. Reading and writing skills are particularly strong, with pupils writing with confidence and pleasure.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety - pupils from different backgrounds work happily together with mutual respect and bullying is very rare
- Strong progress in reading and writing, with writing improving significantly since the last inspection
- Teaching is nearly always good or better, with teachers making learning enjoyable and ensuring all pupils get the right level of challenge
- Excellent support for pupils learning English as an additional language, with peer buddies helping new arrivals settle quickly
- Leaders and governors are committed to continuous improvement and have made progress across all areas of the school
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching - some lessons require improvement and occasionally work is not challenging enough for some pupils
- Mathematical achievement lags behind English, particularly in Key Stage 2, and pupils lack opportunities to solve problems using maths skills
- Teacher comments in pupils' books are sometimes too vague and don't clearly explain how to improve
- Pupils' understanding of mathematical vocabulary sometimes holds back their learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel entirely safe at school, bullying is very rare, and the school provides excellent pastoral care and support for all pupils.
Netherthorpe Primary School is a good school where different groups of pupils make good progress, with particularly strong achievement in reading and writing. The school serves a diverse population with many pupils speaking English as an additional language and provides excellent support to help all children succeed.
At a Glance
51.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 41% to 64%. Maths has improved from 52% to 64%. Writing has remained stable at around 61%.
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
257 pupils
262 capacity
5 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
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Admissions Demand - Sheffield
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(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.12468%
Overall absence
17.17172%
Persistent absence
198
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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