Woolley Wood School, Sheffield
Woolley Wood School is a special school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sheffield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2024 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Woolley Wood School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Woolley Wood School are Lotus Academy (1 mile); Paces School for Conductive Education (3 miles, Good); Abbey School (3.3 miles, Outstanding); and Freeman College (3.9 miles, Good).
Lotus AcademyPaces School for Conductive EducationAbbey SchoolFreeman College
Who goes there
49.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 21.8% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
Almost every pupil at Woolley Wood School has an education, health and care plan (101 of 101 in 2026). The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Woolley Wood School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Middlewood Supertram Platform, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chaucer Road/Mansel Avenue (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woolley Wood School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Woolley Wood School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
49.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD, Vision, Other +9
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Woolley Wood School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Woolley Wood School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Woolley Wood School is in Sheffield; for families living there:
- Sheffield's school travel policy: Home to School Travel and Transport Policy September 2023
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 13 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Sheffield council
Places available
6,421
Applications
6,416
Got 1st preference
88.7%
Got preferred school
96.6%
All secondary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
101
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Woolley Wood School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
101
Total Pupils
55
Boys
46
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
7.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,237
Mean salary
2026 data
Pupil Absence2024/25
14.2%
Overall absence
47.3%
Persistent absence
91
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Woolley Wood School
Questions parents ask about Woolley Wood School
What are SATs results like at Woolley Wood School?
Of the pupils at Woolley Wood School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 0% reached the expected standard in reading and 0% did so in maths.
What is Woolley Wood School's Ofsted rating?
Woolley Wood School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Woolley Wood School?
No fixed boundary. When Woolley Wood School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Woolley Wood School?
Woolley Wood School has around 101 pupils on roll. 50% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Woolley Wood School have specialist SEN provision?
Woolley Wood School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Woolley Wood School?
14.2% of sessions were missed at Woolley Wood School in 2024/25. 47.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Woolley Wood School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Woolley Wood School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Woolley Wood School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 13 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Woolley Wood School?
Woolley Wood School is at Chaucer Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 9QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)