St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)Byron Wood Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) and Byron Wood Primary Academy are primary schools in Sheffield.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Byron Wood Primary Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) is ahead on our composite score.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) was judged Outstanding and Byron Wood Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) and 41.0% for Byron Wood Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) (64.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Byron Wood Primary Academy (35.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) | SheffieldByron Wood Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure | 71st of 123 in Sheffield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 458 | 426 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 420 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S4 7BX | Sheffield, S4 7EJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 75.0% Stronger figure | 41.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 458 | 426 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.0% | 52.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 69.9% | 75.8% | |
| SEN support | 19.4% | 16.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.8% Stronger figure | 6.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 20.9% | 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.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
Byron Wood Primary Academy
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