Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School
Community school in Sheffield, Sheffield.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 480 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 472 |
| Free school meals | 57.50% |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Address | Boynton Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 7HL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://watercliffemeadow.com |
| Telephone | 01142326603 |
| URN | 131082 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 February 2020, published 8 March 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 25 June 2025, outcome: Standards maintained.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Oasis Academy Watermead (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- E-ACT Pathways Academy (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Hucklow Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Oasis Academy Fir Vale (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Meynell Nursery & Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.