Halfway Junior School

SheffieldCommunity school

Halfway Centre, Halfway, Sheffield, S20 4TA

Headteacher: Mrs D ShepherdSchool website ↗Pupils: 194 (capacity: 224)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2021
69%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2021

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 23 November 2021Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
69.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 72%·Maths 79%All three 69%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
5.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
100 girls, 94 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 69% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1643.0%5.0%-5.0-2.7-1.9
2016/1755.0%15.0%-3.8+0.1-3.7
2017/1844.0%8.0%-3.2-2.5-2.7
2018/1951.0%2.0%-3.3-3.4-2.5
2022/2366.0%5.0%-1.4-1.9-2.2
2023/2444.0%4.0%---
2024/2569.0%8.0%---
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