Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary SchoolSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)

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

Summary of the comparison

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School and St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) is ahead on our composite score.

  • Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School was judged Good and St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School and 75.0% for St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam).

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) (64.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School versus St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldWatercliffe Meadow Community Primary SchoolSheffieldSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)England average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking77th of 123 in Sheffield 17th of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll482 458
Capacity472 420
LocationSheffield, S5 7HL Sheffield, S4 7BX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census482 458
Free school meals (ever 6)58.0% 36.0%
English as an additional language23.4% 69.9%
SEN support24.9% 19.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.4% 6.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)

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