Arbourthorne Community Primary SchoolBankwood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.

Summary of the comparison

Arbourthorne Community Primary School and Bankwood Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Arbourthorne Community Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bankwood Primary School scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Arbourthorne Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Arbourthorne Community Primary School was judged Good and Bankwood Primary School was judged Inadequate.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for Arbourthorne Community Primary School and 54.0% for Bankwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Arbourthorne Community Primary School (31.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Arbourthorne Community Primary School versus Bankwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldArbourthorne Community Primary SchoolSheffieldBankwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100Stronger figureF27/100
Local ranking92nd of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure123rd of 123 in Sheffield
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll478 435
Capacity467 504
LocationSheffield, S2 2GQ Sheffield, S14 1LW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% 54.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census478 435
Free school meals (ever 6)68.6% 70.9%
English as an additional language30.5% 38.6%
SEN support36.0% 21.4%
SEN with an EHC plan7.3% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% Stronger figure8.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.5% Stronger figure33.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Arbourthorne Community Primary School

Bankwood Primary School

Full profiles: Arbourthorne Community Primary School · Bankwood Primary School