SCHOOL PROFILE

Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140826
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 September 2023
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 Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Roman Catholic
Local authority Sheffield
Trust ST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 326 314 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 150 46.0% of pupils
Male pupils 176 54.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.6%
21.8 pts above England
School 46.6%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.7%
25.4 pts above England
School 45.7%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
39.6%
129
White British
34.7%
113
White and Black Caribbean
5.2%
17
White and Black African
3.7%
12
Any other White background
3.1%
10
Any other Black background
2.1%
7
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 29.1% 95 of 326 pupils
8.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.1%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.2% 82 pupils
England 14.8% 10.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 11
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

33.0% 27.4 pts below England
School 33.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

54.0%

19.8 pts below England

School 54.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

52.0%

18.3 pts below England

School 52.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
Sheffield 68.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

5.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.81 pts lower than England
School 5.41%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.69%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.12 pts lower than England
School 15.69%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

103.5% 15.3 pts above England
Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School
103.5%
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