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Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School, Sheffield

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Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Sheffield South East Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 108th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 12,330th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 104% of capacity.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2015)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School in detail

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School in its own words

In its own words: "Wybourn Community Primary and Nursery School - is part of a Multi Academy Trust called Sheffield South East Trust or SSET. Our partner schools are Acres Hill, Phillimore, Norfolk, Woodhouse West and Manor Lodge Primaries."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% 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 (69% in reading, 61% in maths).

Getting a place at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School are Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 54% reading, 48% maths); Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths); Norfolk Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 49% reading, 49% maths); and Acres Hill Community Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 58% reading, 70% maths).

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary SchoolManor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery SchoolNorfolk Community Primary SchoolAcres Hill Community Primary School

The trust

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School is one of 7 schools run by Sheffield South East Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Sheffield South East Trust

Who goes there

64.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Mixed (18%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 143 pupils (25.8%) received SEN support and 36 (6.5%) 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.

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School had 29 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Cricket Inn Road Platform to City, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Oaks Road/Eaton Place (near), 50 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery 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 573 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School issued 7 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School are All Saints' Catholic High School (0.7 miles), UTC Sheffield City Centre (1 mile), Sheffield Park Academy (1.1 miles) and Oasis Academy Don Valley (1.3 miles).

All Saints' Catholic High SchoolUTC Sheffield City CentreSheffield Park AcademyOasis Academy Don Valley

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Hannah Thornley
Pupils:555
LA:Sheffield
Phone:01142721988
Address:Manor Oaks Road, Sheffield, S2 5ED
Trust:SHEFFIELD SOUTH EAST TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 23 April 2025View full report
URN:143620
UKPRN:10061432
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Sheffield Heeley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Wybourn is a genuinely inclusive school where all children, including those with additional needs, are welcomed and supported to thrive. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and families, creating a nurturing environment where children feel safe and ready to learn. The school combines excellent pastoral care with a broad curriculum and exciting enrichment opportunities like local trips and diverse sports clubs.

Key Strengths

  • Strong inclusive approach with excellent support for pupils with SEND through a specially resourced provision
  • Warm, caring relationships between staff and pupils that help them feel safe and ready to learn
  • Focus on developing communication and language skills, with well-structured phonics teaching from Reception
  • Broad, balanced curriculum designed with pupils' needs in mind, allowing them to develop detailed knowledge across subjects
  • Excellent personal development offer including sports clubs (cricket, football, dance, taekwondo, karate, archery) and community trips

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent teaching strategies across some lessons that don't support all pupils to learn new concepts effectively
  • Gaps in pupils' learning not identified and addressed quickly enough in some subjects
  • Too many pupils miss important school days due to poor attendance, affecting both academic and social development

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff appropriately trained and a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Cricket, football, dance, taekwondo, karate, archery, trips to local library and Manor Castle, pupil diversity council, breakfast and after-school clubs

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School is an inclusive, nurturing school that warmly welcomes all pupils regardless of background or complexity of need. The school has been rated Good across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

At a Glance

64.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-11ppMaths+7ppWriting-6pp

Reading has declined from 69% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 61% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 56% to 50% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.9

Avg class size

28.8

Infant (KS1)

27.2

KS2

16

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School.

  • JPAC at Manor Lodge730m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sheffield's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Cricket Inn Road Platform to City (East Entrance)
564m · 9 min walk
Cricket Inn Road To City (To City)
570m · 9 min walk
Cricket Inn Road to Meadowhall (E Entrance)
573m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Manor Oaks Road/Eaton Place (nr)
50m · 1 min walk
Manor Oaks Road/Benson Road (adj)
126m · 2 min walk
Manor Oaks Road/Manor Oaks Place (nr)
203m · 3 min walk
Manor Oaks Road/Whites Lane (adj)
229m · 4 min walk
Manor Oaks Place/Manor Oaks Road (nr)
231m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

0 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.

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Your chances of a place at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

438 pupils

420 places

18 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield

Low pressure
New homes approved:9,823
Projected new pupils:2,456

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield

Across Sheffield council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

6,785

Applications

5,415

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

98.9%

All primary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

23 April 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
12 November 2019

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

23 June 2015
Good
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

143

SEN Support

36

EHC Plans

32.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication118
Social, Emotional & Mental Health21
Autistic Spectrum Disorder17
Specific Learning Difficulty13
Hearing Impairment3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Other2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
50.3%
Asian
7.2%
Black
14.8%
Mixed
17.6%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
5.8%
Unclassified
0.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals64.5%
English as Additional Language32.1%

555

Total Pupils

277

Boys

278

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

29

Teachers

19.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,291

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,521

Per pupil

£3388k

Total funding

£438k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£642,902
EAL funding£35,100
Lump sum£147,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.7%

Overall absence

25.4%

Persistent absence

382

Enrolments

Authorised4.6%
Unauthorised3.1%
Persistent (10%+)25.4%
Severe (50%+)1.8%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
7.4%
20/21
8.5%
21/22
7.6%
22/23
7.9%
23/24
7.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School

What are SATs results like at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Of the pupils at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.

What is Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

No fixed boundary. When Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School was full in 2025, at 104% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Classes at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School has around 555 pupils on roll. 65% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School have specialist SEN provision?

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

7.7% of sessions were missed at Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School in 2024/25. 25.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School: JPAC at Manor Lodge (730m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School?

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School is at Manor Oaks Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 5ED.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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