Stradbroke Primary School

About Stradbroke Primary School

Stradbroke Primary School in Sheffield is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 2 to 11 that currently teaches 481 pupils against a capacity of 522. The school serves a community with a notably high level of disadvantage: 49.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average for primary schools. Demand for places is strong — for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 95 applications for 57 total places, with exactly 57 first-preference applications matching the number of offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.67 to 1 suggests a school that local families actively seek out, despite not being the highest-ranked in the local authority. Headteacher John Sitch leads a school that has nursery provision on site, and the pupil body is mixed by gender, with no religious character attached to the school.

Academically, Stradbroke performs solidly at Key Stage 2, though it sits in the bottom half of Sheffield primary schools. In the 2023/24 assessments, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Sheffield local authority average of 57%. The school’s ranking within Sheffield is 42nd out of 106 primary schools, placing it in the 40th percentile locally, and 7500th nationally out of 13686 schools. Individual subject scores are stronger: 81% met the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 108, and 78% did so in reading (average score 107). However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined is just 10%, and in writing specifically it is also 10%. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2016, rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good.

Stradbroke offers a broad range of facilities including an art studio, sensory room, library, ICT suite, playing fields and an outdoor playground, plus a chapel on site. Sports provision covers netball, rounders, gymnastics, tennis, athletics, cross country and swimming, while clubs include drama, choir, science, film, book and gardening. The school’s SEND support is extensive, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and a resourced provision. For families considering Stradbroke, the combination of high FSM, strong local demand and solid but not exceptional KS2 outcomes suggests a school that is well-regarded in its immediate community and well-equipped to support a wide range of needs, particularly for children who benefit from additional SEND support. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Mosborough Primary School, 4.8 km away.

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