Wales Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
210
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(22/01/2019)
Full Report - All Reports
76%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
School Road
Wales
Sheffield
S26 5QG
01909770236

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. In 2018, you returned to the school as headteacher, having previously worked there as deputy headteacher. Following your appointment, you acted quickly and reviewed all areas of the school, correctly identifying and prioritising areas for improvement. You and governors reviewed the roles and responsibilities of the senior leadership team. You allocated overview of the teaching of mathematics to your experienced deputy headteacher. As a result, leadership and management have been strengthened further. Governance is a clear strength of the school. The experienced and knowledgeable chair – who is also the safeguarding governor – leads the governing body well. Governors have a wide range of skills, knowledge and expertise, including in education. They are committed to continuous whole-school improvement and are routinely involved in school life. Governors know very well the strengths and weaknesses of the school. They provide strong challenge and support to school leaders through close scrutiny of appropriate information. As a result, there is strong capacity in the school’s leadership to achieve the continuous improvements you aspire to. School leaders have created an inclusive ethos that permeates the entire school. You and your leadership team have ensured that children and pupils are at the heart of everything you and your staff do. During my visit, pupils were very keen to tell me how proud they were of their school. There is a clear sense of teamwork, and staff share your determination and vision to ensure that pupils at your school achieve their best. School leaders have successfully dealt with the areas for improvement identified in the last inspection report. At the last inspection, the school was asked to continue to improve the quality of teaching so that more teaching is outstanding and good practice is shared widely across the school. Leaders acted swiftly and focused strongly on further staff development and sharing good and outstanding practice, not only within your school, but also through effective collaborations with other schools in your local learning partnership. Since your appointment, you have improved this area of the school even further. As a result, all teaching across the school is improving. At the last inspection, leaders were also asked to ensure that teachers in the early years plan activities that engage boys better in order to diminish the gap in attainment between boys and girls. Also, the school was asked to ensure that teachers in key stage 1 use progress information more effectively in the teaching of phonics to adjust the ability groups that pupils work in regularly. School leaders acted quickly and reviewed the planning of the learning tasks in early years and the frequency of phonics assessment. As a result, the outcomes of all children in the early years and the outcomes of pupils in the phonics screening checks improved rapidly and are consistently above national averages. Safeguarding is effective. School leaders have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are detailed. Your business manager ensures that the school carries out appropriate checks on the suitability of all staff who work with pupils. Leaders, including your experienced safeguarding governor, monitor and evaluate, respectively all areas of safeguarding thoroughly. There is a strong safeguarding culture in the school. You and your staff know the pupils well and the monitoring of pupils’ welfare is recorded in detail and carried out regularly. You have ensured that staff and governors receive appropriate training in child protection, including in the dangers of radicalisation. All staff know the signs to look for, who to go to and what to do if they have any concerns about the children in your school. You and your staff meet weekly and discuss all concerns raised about pupils. As a result, the school shares information with external agencies effectively. Pupils are polite and respectful to each other and to staff. The relationships between staff and pupils are very positive. As a result, pupils’ behaviour in lessons and conduct around the school are exemplary. Pupils report that they feel safe in school and know who to go to if they have any concerns. Pupils describe the school as ‘amazing, with amazing teachers and amazing friends’. They also say that bullying is very rare and, when it does happen, teachers deal with it effectively.

Wales Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>51, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>51, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>47, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>36} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>11} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>15, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019
Yes No {"yes"=>87, "no"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 26-01-2019

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