Arbourthorne Community Primary SchoolNorfolk Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Arbourthorne Community Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Norfolk Community Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Arbourthorne Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Arbourthorne Community Primary School was judged Good and Norfolk Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • 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 36.0% for Norfolk Community 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) and has risen at Norfolk Community Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Arbourthorne Community Primary School versus Norfolk Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldArbourthorne Community Primary SchoolSheffieldNorfolk Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking92nd of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure108th of 123 in Sheffield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll478 471
Capacity467 487
LocationSheffield, S2 2GQ Sheffield, S2 2PJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% Stronger figure36.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census478 471
Free school meals (ever 6)68.6% 58.4%
English as an additional language30.5% 35.9%
SEN support36.0% 19.3%
SEN with an EHC plan7.3% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% Stronger figure9.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.5% Stronger figure33.3% 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

Norfolk Community Primary School

Full profiles: Arbourthorne Community Primary School · Norfolk Community Primary School