Shortbrook Primary School

About Shortbrook Primary School

Shortbrook Primary School in Sheffield holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its previous inspection in 2014. The most recent graded inspection, in November 2023, awarded Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. But the school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results. In the 2023/24 academic year, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure is ten percentage points above the Sheffield local authority average of 57%, placing Shortbrook 29th out of 106 primary schools in the area — comfortably in the top 30%. The school also outperforms the LA average on individual subjects, with 83% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and 89% in writing.

Digging deeper into the exam data, Shortbrook’s strengths are clearest in writing, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard and 6% reached the higher standard. In reading, 83% hit the expected mark and 17% achieved the higher standard. Maths is slightly weaker: 72% reached the expected level and just 6% the higher standard, though the average maths score of 102 is still above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s ranking score of 67 places it in the top 50% nationally, and in the top 40% of all primary schools across Yorkshire and the Humber. Notably, no pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which suggests the school’s focus is on securing solid foundations for the majority rather than pushing a small number to the top. Progress scores are not available, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Shortbrook is a small school with just 114 pupils against a capacity of 360, and it has a nursery provision for children from age two. It is oversubscribed for Reception places in 2025/26, with 11 first-preference applications for 11 places and 16 total applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.45. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage — 66.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Facilities include art studios, music rooms, a sensory room, an ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include dance, gymnastics, tennis, swimming and netball, and there are clubs for choir, drama and art. The SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded local primary with strong core results, particularly in literacy, and a comprehensive approach to supporting pupils with additional needs.

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