Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Boynton Road, Sheffield, S5 7HLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 188 schools in Sheffield. It ranks 78th of 136 primary schools in Sheffield. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2020.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 February 2020, report published 8 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 June 2025
The school is warm and welcoming. Pupils enjoy attending and are happy. The school has high ambition for pupils' achievements. These ambitions are generally met. Behaviour across the school is generally positive. Classrooms are calm and provide a supportive environment for pupils to learn in. There are nurturing relationships between adults and pupils. These help pupils feel safe. Pupils make responsible choices, for example, by considering the impact of their actions and learning from their mistakes. The school is committed to developing pupils' broader development, this is effective. Pupils have a strong understanding of personal safety, particularly how to keep themselves safe online. Pupils take part in a range of residential visits during their time at school, including visiting London and an outdoor adventure centre. These trips are designed to offer diverse and challenging experiences. They are carefully sequenced to build independence, teamwork and self-belief. Pupils appreciate these opportunities. They help them develop confidence in new situations and build resilience. Pupils have a range of leadership responsibilities in the school. These include school council and healthy mind champions. These roles further support pupils' understanding of the curriculum and learning to become a good citizen.
What the school should improve
- In some wider curriculum subjects, the strategies used to support pupils to remember the curriculum are not yet fully embedded. As a result, some pupils have gaps in their learning. The school should ensure that the strategies to support pupils to remember the curriculum are consistently in place, so that pupils can successfully learn more.
- At times, strategies to support pupil to engage in their learning are not consistently applied. Consequently, some pupils are not learning as much as they could be. The school should ensure that approaches to engage pupils in learning are applied consistently and effectively across all classes, so that pupils can learn as much as they could.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
59 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
480 pupils on roll, with places for 472
Schools near Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Watermead | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 70% met the expected standard |
| E-ACT Pathways Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 75% met the expected standard |
| Abbeyfield Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Southey Green Nursery & Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Read
- Phone
- 01142326603
- Address
- Boynton Road, Sheffield, S5 7HL
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- URN
- 131082
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.