School Context Comparator
Exam results say a lot about a school's pupils, not just its teaching. A school where many children are disadvantaged or have special educational needs will usually have lower results, even if it's doing a great job. This compares each school with what you'd expect from the pupils it teaches.
Primary and junior schools in Sheffield: SATs results in context
% meeting the expected standard, average of the three years to 2024/25. Each numbered dot is a school (see the table below). Above the line means better results than you'd expect from its pupils; the shaded strip is "about what you'd expect".
- Better than expected
- About as expected
- Below expected
The faint grey dots behind are every other school in England, for comparison.
Outlined in black: the school you compared (marked "Compared" in the table).
Green ring: low teacher turnover – among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay (three-year average).
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Did you know? In a class of 30, one child moves a school's SATs percentage by more than 3 points - which is why we use a three-year average. How this works
How each school compares
| # | School | Compared with what you'd expect | Actual | Expected | Gap | Disadvantaged | SEN | EAL | Pupils(3 years) | Teacher turnover(a year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shortbrook Primary School | Well above | 77% | 48% | +29.2 | 70% | 40% | 10% | 39 | 5% |
| 2 | Greengate Lane Academy | Well above | 73% | 48% | +25.2 | 74% | 33% | 0% | 81 | 30% |
| 3 | Angram Bank Primary School | Well above | 79% | 54% | +24.9 | 59% | 24% | 7% | 82 | 1%low |
| 4 | Oughtibridge Primary School | Well above | 84% | 64% | +20.0 | 15% | 25% | 2% | 182 | 10%below average |
| 5 | Wisewood Nursery & Primary School | Well above | 72% | 53% | +18.8 | 54% | 35% | 15% | 76 | 13% |
| 6 | Prince Edward Primary School | Well above | 74% | 56% | +18.1 | 57% | 25% | 28% | 177 | 15%above average |
| 7 | Westways Primary School | Well above | 80% | 63% | +17.1 | 29% | 29% | 47% | 236 | 9%low |
| 8 | Loxley Primary School | Well above | 82% | 67% | +15.5 | 23% | 7% | 3% | 90 | 11% |
| 9 | Woodthorpe Primary School | Well above | 64% | 49% | +14.9 | 75% | 29% | 8% | 177 | 13%below average |
| 10 | Totley Primary School | Well above | 86% | 72% | +14.3 | 10% | 2% | 15% | 180 | 1%low |
| 11 | St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | Well above | 80% | 67% | +12.8 | 9% | 19% | 7% | 134 | 6%low |
| 12 | St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | Above | 78% | 67% | +11.1 | 22% | 13% | 25% | 96 | 10% |
| 13 | Pipworth Community Primary School | Above | 67% | 56% | +10.8 | 58% | 24% | 33% | 186 | 10%below average |
| 14 | Carter Knowle Junior School | Above | 77% | 66% | +10.6 | 13% | 23% | 22% | 175 | 16%above average |
| 15 | Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Above | 79% | 69% | +9.7 | 6% | 13% | 6% | 91 | 16% |
| 16 | Mosborough Primary School | Above | 75% | 66% | +9.0 | 18% | 13% | 0% | 179 | 8%low |
| 17 | Stradbroke Primary School | Above | 61% | 52% | +8.9 | 51% | 41% | 10% | 176 | 5%low |
| 18 | Carfield Primary School | Above | 71% | 62% | +8.8 | 26% | 24% | 10% | 247 | 10%below average |
| 19 | Malin Bridge Primary School | Above | 73% | 64% | +8.6 | 22% | 18% | 8% | 220 | 10%low |
| 20 | Charnock Hall Primary Academy | Above | 71% | 63% | +8.2 | 32% | 14% | 5% | 168 | 8%low |
| 21 | Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School | Above | 61% | 53% | +8.2 | 58% | 34% | 20% | 179 | 8%low |
| 22 | Grenoside Community Primary School | Above | 69% | 61% | +7.9 | 24% | 29% | 6% | 147 | 20% |
| 23 | Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | Above | 61% | 54% | +7.4 | 59% | 31% | 23% | 147 | 10%below average |
| 24 | Southey Green Nursery & Primary School | Above | 62% | 55% | +7.2 | 65% | 18% | 16% | 263 | 10%below average |
| 25 | Dore Primary School | Above | 75% | 69% | +6.5 | 3% | 18% | 2% | 181 | 17%above average |
| 26 | St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) | Above | 69% | 64% | +4.9 | 42% | 21% | 79% | 175 | 7%low |
| 27 | Hallam Nursery & Primary School | Above | 73% | 68% | +4.8 | 9% | 19% | 21% | 270 | 12%below average |
| 28 | Stocksbridge Junior School | As expected | 64% | 60% | +4.4 | 32% | 27% | 4% | 233 | 21% |
| 29 | Bradfield Dungworth Primary School | As expected | 74% | 70% | +4.1 | 10% | 5% | 0% | 53 | 16% |
| 30 | St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | As expected | 72% | 68% | +4.0 | 8% | 17% | 8% | 81 | 10% |
| 31 | Meynell Nursery & Primary School | As expected | 54% | 51% | +3.2 | 73% | 29% | 24% | 155 | 13%below average |
| 32 | Bradway Primary School | As expected | 63% | 61% | +2.3 | 22% | 35% | 13% | 169 | 15%above average |
| 33 | Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School | As expected | 67% | 65% | +1.7 | 19% | 17% | 6% | 133 | 11% |
| 34 | Walkley Primary School | As expected | 68% | 66% | +1.7 | 30% | 7% | 23% | 148 | 5%low |
| 35 | Marlcliffe Community Primary School | As expected | 66% | 65% | +1.3 | 20% | 19% | 9% | 224 | 8%low |
| 36 | Norton Free Church of England Primary School | As expected | 69% | 68% | +0.8 | 9% | 13% | 0% | 94 | 12% |
| 37 | Athelstan Primary School | As expected | 61% | 60% | +0.7 | 42% | 17% | 13% | 265 | 13%below average |
| 38 | High Hazels Junior School | As expected | 61% | 61% | +0.5 | 51% | 25% | 72% | 268 | 9%low |
| 39 | Lowedges Primary Academy | As expected | 52% | 52% | +0.5 | 68% | 32% | 27% | 134 | 25%high |
| 40 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | As expected | 67% | 67% | +0.5 | 20% | 17% | 27% | 89 | 18% |
| 41 | St Mary's Church of England Primary School | As expected | 64% | 64% | +0.1 | 39% | 10% | 29% | 86 | 15% |
| 42 | Nether Edge Primary School | As expected | 66% | 66% | +0.0 | 37% | 10% | 52% | 180 | 8%low |
| 43 | Coit Primary School | As expected | 66% | 67% | −0.5 | 18% | 11% | 0% | 89 | 26%high |
| 44 | St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | As expected | 71% | 72% | −0.6 | 12% | 3% | 24% | 98 | 11% |
| 45 | Clifford All Saints CofE Primary School | As expected | 66% | 67% | −1.2 | 15% | 19% | 27% | 87 | 0% |
| 46 | Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | As expected | 63% | 64% | −1.2 | 28% | 22% | 38% | 93 | 15% |
| 47 | Whiteways Primary School | As expected | 55% | 57% | −1.5 | 57% | 43% | 97% | 179 | 11%below average |
| 48 | Mansel Primary | As expected | 49% | 51% | −1.6 | 71% | 26% | 5% | 173 | 11%below average |
| 49 | Tinsley Meadows Primary School | As expected | 56% | 58% | −1.7 | 71% | 19% | 79% | 240 | 20%high |
| 50 | Owler Brook Primary School | As expected | 54% | 56% | −2.0 | 71% | 29% | 90% | 169 | 16%above average |
| 51 | Hucklow Primary School | As expected | 54% | 56% | −2.3 | 58% | 37% | 78% | 178 | 5%low |
| 52 | Oasis Academy Don Valley | As expected | 53% | 56% | −2.8 | 69% | 19% | 47% | 178 | 37%high |
| 53 | Anns Grove Primary School | As expected | 61% | 64% | −3.0 | 36% | 13% | 31% | 134 | 10%low |
| 54 | Halfway Junior School | As expected | 59% | 62% | −3.1 | 31% | 18% | 5% | 145 | 7%low |
| 55 | Nook Lane Junior School | As expected | 61% | 65% | −3.7 | 15% | 23% | 5% | 182 | 8%low |
| 56 | Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery | As expected | 55% | 59% | −3.7 | 11% | 50% | 0% | 69 | 1% |
| 57 | Arbourthorne Community Primary School | As expected | 38% | 42% | −4.3 | 80% | 55% | 18% | 184 | 8%low |
| 58 | Oasis Academy Watermead | As expected | 56% | 60% | −4.4 | 45% | 20% | 34% | 162 | 25%high |
| 59 | Windmill Hill Primary School | As expected | 59% | 64% | −4.5 | 24% | 18% | 2% | 149 | 19%above average |
| 60 | Lower Meadow Primary School | Below | 47% | 52% | −5.0 | 61% | 34% | 18% | 115 | 12%below average |
| 61 | St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | Below | 54% | 59% | −5.3 | 42% | 26% | 29% | 90 | 5%low |
| 62 | Brunswick Community Primary School | Below | 51% | 57% | −5.6 | 47% | 24% | 2% | 176 | 14%below average |
| 63 | Woodlands Primary School | Below | 45% | 51% | −5.7 | 64% | 37% | 20% | 176 | 16%above average |
| 64 | St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Below | 63% | 69% | −6.0 | 11% | 11% | 11% | 88 | 12% |
| 65 | Lydgate Junior School | Below | 59% | 65% | −6.1 | 20% | 21% | 21% | 360 | 5%low |
| 66 | Nether Green Junior School | Below | 61% | 67% | −6.1 | 13% | 19% | 19% | 281 | 11%below average |
| 67 | Hartley Brook Primary School | Below | 47% | 54% | −6.6 | 60% | 27% | 13% | 268 | 9%low |
| 68 | Intake Primary School Compared | Below | 56% | 63% | −6.6 | 27% | 19% | 3% | 178 | 10%below average |
| 69 | Abbeyfield Primary Academy | Below | 55% | 62% | −6.7 | 43% | 24% | 59% | 167 | 11%below average |
| 70 | Birley Primary Academy | Below | 56% | 63% | −7.3 | 26% | 17% | 2% | 254 | 6%low |
| 71 | Monteney Primary School | Below | 47% | 55% | −7.6 | 50% | 30% | 5% | 179 | 20%high |
| 72 | Lound Junior School | Below | 56% | 64% | −8.4 | 21% | 18% | 4% | 162 | 15%above average |
| 73 | Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School | Below | 42% | 50% | −8.4 | 68% | 35% | 22% | 182 | 11%below average |
| 74 | Ballifield Primary School | Below | 55% | 64% | −8.9 | 20% | 20% | 0% | 174 | 7%low |
| 75 | E-ACT Pathways Academy | Below | 45% | 54% | −8.9 | 62% | 30% | 34% | 168 | 2%low |
| 76 | Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School | Below | 49% | 58% | −8.9 | 44% | 21% | 0% | 140 | 36% |
| 77 | Greenhill Primary School | Below | 50% | 59% | −8.9 | 36% | 27% | 8% | 209 | 14%above average |
| 78 | Meersbrook Bank Primary School | Below | 57% | 66% | −9.1 | 20% | 13% | 7% | 91 | 5% |
| 79 | Brook House Junior | Below | 53% | 62% | −9.3 | 28% | 20% | 5% | 254 | 18%above average |
| 80 | Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School | Below | 43% | 53% | −9.9 | 63% | 35% | 41% | 132 | 10%below average |
| 81 | Springfield Primary School | Below | 52% | 62% | −9.9 | 48% | 29% | 95% | 71 | 18%above average |
| 82 | Woodhouse West Primary School | Below | 47% | 57% | −10.1 | 59% | 17% | 25% | 177 | 11%below average |
| 83 | Lowfield Community Primary School | Below | 55% | 65% | −10.4 | 44% | 16% | 87% | 168 | 1%low |
| 84 | Ecclesfield Primary School | Below | 50% | 61% | −10.8 | 41% | 15% | 10% | 178 | 19%above average |
| 85 | Hatfield Academy | Below | 39% | 50% | −10.8 | 69% | 40% | 35% | 175 | 28%high |
| 86 | Woodseats Primary School | Below | 51% | 62% | −10.8 | 34% | 21% | 21% | 155 | 15%above average |
| 87 | Gleadless Primary School | Below | 46% | 57% | −11.3 | 36% | 35% | 13% | 173 | 11% |
| 88 | Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | Below | 45% | 57% | −11.7 | 43% | 29% | 7% | 88 | 7% |
| 89 | Birley Spa Primary Academy | Well below | 46% | 58% | −11.9 | 35% | 31% | 4% | 169 | 37%high |
| 90 | Netherthorpe Primary School | Well below | 42% | 55% | −12.5 | 68% | 39% | 93% | 77 | 23% |
| 91 | Hinde House 2-16 Academy | Well below | 43% | 57% | −13.6 | 53% | 29% | 38% | 178 | 15%below average |
| 92 | Rivelin Primary School | Well below | 52% | 66% | −14.3 | 31% | 5% | 20% | 166 | 12%below average |
| 93 | Pye Bank CofE Primary School | Well below | 46% | 61% | −14.8 | 66% | 8% | 69% | 182 | 10%below average |
| 94 | High Green Primary School | Well below | 45% | 60% | −15.0 | 23% | 33% | 0% | 89 | 12% |
| 95 | Reignhead Primary School | Well below | 42% | 57% | −15.1 | 44% | 25% | 3% | 118 | 17%above average |
| 96 | Phillimore Community Primary School | Well below | 42% | 58% | −15.9 | 72% | 15% | 72% | 168 | 4%low |
| 97 | Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Well below | 40% | 57% | −16.9 | 50% | 24% | 16% | 126 | 18%above average |
| 98 | Byron Wood Primary Academy | Well below | 38% | 57% | −19.4 | 66% | 25% | 79% | 170 | 15%above average |
| 99 | Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy | Well below | 46% | 66% | −19.9 | 43% | 10% | 70% | 90 | 7% |
| 100 | St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Well below | 45% | 65% | −20.0 | 14% | 21% | 0% | 40 | 13% |
| 101 | St Joseph's Primary School | Well below | 46% | 66% | −20.1 | 27% | 13% | 30% | 89 | 17% |
| 102 | Acres Hill Community Primary School | Well below | 31% | 53% | −22.4 | 52% | 45% | 45% | 90 | 24%high |
| 103 | Norfolk Community Primary School | Well below | 33% | 56% | −22.7 | 56% | 29% | 36% | 175 | 5%low |
| 104 | Fox Hill Primary | Well below | 30% | 53% | −22.9 | 50% | 37% | 5% | 123 | 29%high |
| 105 | Beck Primary School | Well below | 30% | 57% | −27.2 | 52% | 23% | 23% | 275 | 17%above average |
| 106 | Oasis Academy Fir Vale | Well below | 27% | 54% | −27.2 | 83% | 28% | 100% | 158 | 16%above average |
| 107 | Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School | Well below | 31% | 62% | −30.5 | 37% | 24% | 37% | 135 | 13%below average |
| 108 | St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Well below | 31% | 67% | −35.7 | 20% | 18% | 33% | 120 | 18%above average |
Results are the average of the last three Year 6 groups, which is steadier than a single year. Pupil percentages are for the latest Year 6. Disadvantaged: eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, or looked after by the council. SEN: special educational needs (SEN support or an EHC plan). EAL: English as an additional language.
How this works
We call these Companion Results. Read the plain-English explainer →
We looked at every comparable state primary and junior school in England (14,315 schools) to see how SATs results usually change with the make-up of a year group. On average:
- For every 10 more disadvantaged pupils in every 100, the share meeting the expected standard is about 2.4 percentage points lower.
- For every 10 more pupils with SEN in every 100, it's about 2.4 percentage points lower.
- For every 10 more pupils with English as an additional language in every 100, it's about 0.7 percentage points higher. Pupils learning English often catch up quickly.
From those, each school gets an expected result for its own pupils, which we compare with its actual result. Primary year groups are small – in a class of 30, one child moves the percentage by more than 3 points – so we use the three-year average and allow for each school's own pupil numbers: a small school needs a bigger gap before we call it above or below what you'd expect.
What we found: schools where teachers stay
We put every primary and junior school's result-against-expected next to its teacher turnover – the share of its teachers who moved to another school or left state schools each year, averaged over three years (DfE school workforce census). Across 8,274 schools in England, split into four equal groups by turnover:
| Teacher turnover | Typical turnover | Results vs expected | Did better than expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest turnover | 7% a year | +1.8 pts | 40% |
| Lower-middle | 12% a year | +1.2 pts | 37% |
| Upper-middle | 17% a year | +0.7 pts | 36% |
| Highest turnover | 26% a year | −1.2 pts | 32% |
The pattern is the same as for secondary schools but weaker, and most of the difference is in the quarter of schools where teachers leave most often (−1.2 percentage points, against +1.8 for the lowest-turnover quarter). Primary staffs are small and SATs results move around from year to year, which blurs the picture.
A link isn't proof that one causes the other: losing teachers may hold results back, and a school that's struggling for other reasons (leadership, for example) may also lose more teachers. Nationally, turnover is fairly steady from year to year and teachers who move are replaced – but between schools it varies a lot, from under one teacher in ten a year to more than one in five. The green rings on the chart mark the lowest-turnover quarter.
What it can't tell you
- These three things explain only about 18% of the differences between schools. Much of what makes a school stronger or weaker, and much about its pupils, isn't captured by any published figure.
- Even averaged over three years, small schools' results move around a lot, so treat close calls as roughly equal.
- It isn't an excuse for lower results. It shows how a school does compared with schools teaching similar pupils, so you can compare more fairly.
- We deliberately don't adjust for attendance or exclusions: those are partly down to the school itself.
Source: Department for Education, Key Stage 2 performance data (2024/25). Calculated by The School Companion.