The best-performing primary schools in Sheffield where children get top-of-the-class grades have been revealed.
The SAT scores - the exams taken at the end of Year 6 - for every school in the Steel City have been released by the Department for Education for the first time since 2019. Primary school assessment tests were cancelled in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
It works by giving each primary school a score out of 120 using the results of their SAT assessments in reading, mathematics, and writing in 2023 to create an average.
They also show how many pupils have met the DfE's 'scaled expected standard', essentially meaning whether they get at least 51 per cent in all three subjects.
They show that Oughtibridge Primary School was the top-performing school in Sheffield at the end of the 2023 academic year. An astoundingly high 90 per cent of student met the standard, with a score average of 110.7. For comparison, second place was Westways Primary School, with an 85 per cent rate of meeting the standard and an average score of 110.3.
Nationally, the proportion of students meeting the expected standard across England has fallen from 65 per cent to 60 per cent over the course of the pandemic.
Below are the top 20 Sheffield primary schools based on their SAT results, as well as their current Ofsted rating.
1. Oughtibridge Primary School
Oughtibridge Primary School was the best performing primary school in Sheffield in 2022/23, with an average score of 110.7. An exceptionally high 90 per cent of pupils met the expected standard for reading, writing and maths. Oughtibridge has not been inspected by Ofsted since it converted into an academy in 2019, but the site was rated 'Outstanding' prior to that in a report from 2013. Photo: Google
2. Westways Primary School
Westways Primary School was the second best performing primary school in Sheffield in 2022/23, with an average score of 110.3. A very high 85 per cent of pupils met the expected standard for reading, writing and maths. It is currently rated Good by Ofsted based on a report from 2018. Photo: Google Maps
3. Ecclesall Primary School
Ecclesall Primary School was the third best performing primary school in Sheffield in 2022/23, with an average score of 109.7. A very high 79 per cent of pupils met the expected standard for reading, writing and maths. It is currently rated Good by Ofsted based on a report from 2023. Photo: Google Maps
4. Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Totley All Saints CoE Voluntary Aided Primary School was the fourth best performing primary school in Sheffield in 2022/23, with an average score of 109.3. Meanwhile, 83 per cent of pupils met the expected standard for reading, writing and maths. It is currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted based on a report from 2021. Photo: Google