Prince Edward Primary School, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Prince Edward Primary creates a warm, welcoming school community where children feel safe and happy. Teachers set high expectations and pupils make good progress, with particularly strong writing across all subjects. The school goes above and beyond by providing unique learning experiences through outdoor spaces, resident artists, and daily physical activity that many pupils wouldn't access otherwise.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' good behaviour and strong family atmosphere with excellent staff-pupil-family relationships
- High quality of writing across all subjects with consistently good handwriting and presentation
- Effective early years provision with good progress from lower starting points
- Strong leadership that is relentless in driving improvement and raising pupil aspirations
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with prompt action and detailed records
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistency in reading teaching across the school - reading progress lags behind writing and mathematics
- Most able pupils in years other than Year 6 not consistently challenged to achieve higher standards
- Need to ensure challenge in activities more consistently develops deeper thinking for higher-achieving pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with all arrangements fit for purpose, comprehensive staff training including Prevent duty, thorough recruitment checks, and prompt action on concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Daily mile challenge, Take 10 active sessions, resident artist programmes, poetry and story-teller visits, outdoor learning in secret garden, bio-dome for tropical fruit growing, allotment activities, road safety lessons, cycle training, NSPCC visits, attendance reward discos and film afternoons
Prince Edward Primary School continues to be judged as good. The school has maintained educational quality since 2013 under inspirational leadership that prioritizes pupil welfare, strong relationships, and high expectations.
At a Glance
46.1%
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 remained stable at around 83%. Maths has remained stable at around 78%. Writing has remained stable at around 80%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
1
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
439 pupils
480 capacity
41 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield
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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.72327%
Overall absence
12.5%
Persistent absence
376
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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