Walkley Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Walkley Primary School and St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Walkley Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walkley Primary School was judged Good and St Mary's Church of England 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 67.0% for Walkley Primary School and 71.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Walkley Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walkley Primary School versus St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldWalkley Primary SchoolSheffieldSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking46th of 123 in Sheffield 8th of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll448 223
Capacity472 210
LocationSheffield, S6 2RZ Sheffield, S6 2WJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census448 223
Free school meals (ever 6)24.5% 35.3%
English as an additional language25.0% 44.4%
SEN support5.1% 9.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.6% Stronger figure10.6% 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.

Walkley Primary School

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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