SCHOOL PROFILE

Waterthorpe Infant School

Primary Community school URN 107064
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 123 100 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 55 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 68 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.9%
6.1 pts above England
School 30.9%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.9%
11.4 pts below England
School 8.9%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.4%
1.4 pts above England
School 2.4%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.5%
99
Any other White background
4.1%
5
Any other Black background
3.3%
4
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
4
Chinese
2.4%
3
African
1.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.3% 36 of 123 pupils
8.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.3%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.0% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts above
EHC plans 7.3% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.25%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.04 pts higher than England
School 9.25%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.27 pts higher than England
School 28.09%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.44 pts higher than England
School 2.25%
Sheffield 2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

68.3% 19.9 pts below England
Waterthorpe Infant School
68.3%
Sheffield
93.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information