Whiteways Primary School, Sheffield

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Whiteways Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 58% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Whiteways Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 Whiteways Primary School are Oasis Academy Fir Vale (0.2 miles, Good, 37% reading, 37% maths); Owler Brook Primary School (0.4 miles, 66% reading, 60% maths); Byron Wood Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 54% reading, 57% maths); and Hucklow Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 58% reading, 72% maths).

Whiteways Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Whiteways Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Cascade Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Whiteways Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

61.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 90.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (13%) and other ethnic groups (9%).

In 2026, 116 pupils (26.6%) received SEN support and 24 (5.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Whiteways Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 10 places, 11 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Attercliffe Platform to Meadowhall, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Margate Drive/Whiteways Drive (near), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whiteways Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 424 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Whiteways Primary School issued 17 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Whiteways Primary School are Fir Vale Academy (0.2 miles), Oasis Academy Don Valley (1 mile), UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park (1 mile) and Astrea Academy Sheffield (1.1 miles).