Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery, Sheffield

In its own words: "We are a small school with mixed-year groups (i.e. Rowan Class has a mixture of Year 3 and Year 4 children). We have two Integrated Resources (IRs) for children with SEND; one in Nursery and one in the main school (known as ‘The Learning Zone’)."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, multi-sports, yoga, dance, chess and coding.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £6 per session.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery are Oughtibridge Primary School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 92% maths); Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School (1.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 79% maths); Royd Nursery and Infant School (1.9 miles, Good); and Grenoside Community Primary School (2.3 miles, 80% reading, 73% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery.

Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery is one of 15 schools run by Peak Edge, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

5.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 33 pupils (21.7%) received SEN support and 24 (15.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Middlewood Supertram Platform, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Road/Brightholmlee Lane (adjacent), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, vehicle crime and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

In 2024/25, Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery issued 2 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.