SCHOOL PROFILE

Whiteways Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 147621
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sheffield
Trust CASCADE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 436 428 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 227 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 209 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

61.5%
36.7 pts above England
School 61.5%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

90.6%
70.3 pts above England
School 90.6%
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.

Gypsy / Roma
33.7%
147
Pakistani
29.8%
130
Any other ethnic group
8.7%
38
African
8.5%
37
Any other Black background
4.1%
18
Any other Asian background
3.4%
15
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 32.1% 140 of 436 pupils
11.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.1%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.6% 116 pupils
England 14.8% 11.8 pts above
EHC plans 5.5% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 86
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Hearing impairment 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
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

9.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.77 pts higher than England
School 9.98%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

40.85%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

25.03 pts higher than England
School 40.85%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.24%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.44 pts higher than England
School 4.24%
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

92.4% 4.2 pts above England
Whiteways Primary School
92.4%
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