Wisewood Nursery & Primary SchoolLoxley Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Wisewood Nursery & Primary School and Loxley Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Wisewood Nursery & Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Loxley Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Loxley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wisewood Nursery & Primary School was judged Good and Loxley Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • 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 Wisewood Nursery & Primary School and 87.0% for Loxley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wisewood Nursery & Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Loxley Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wisewood Nursery & Primary School versus Loxley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldWisewood Nursery & Primary SchoolSheffieldLoxley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking9th of 123 in Sheffield 4th of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll183 209
Capacity242 210
LocationSheffield, S6 4SD Sheffield, S6 6SG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 87.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census183 209
Free school meals (ever 6)45.9% 9.1%
English as an additional language13.7% 1.0%
SEN support21.9% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 2.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.4% 1.1% 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.

Wisewood Nursery & Primary School

Loxley Primary School

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