What did Ofsted judge Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School has 480 pupils on roll.

What ages does Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School take?

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School located?

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is located in Sheffield, S5 7HL, Sheffield.

How do I apply to Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School was 0.293 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?

When Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care or Previously in Care — Children in Care or Previously in Care (Statutory Requirement). Looked After Children and all previously looked after children, including Looked After Children who were previously in state care outside of England, who are treated on an equal footing to those looked after and previously looked after by a local authority in England; 2. Catchment area with Sibling — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area and who will have a brother or sister at the preferred school on the day of admission. All catchment & sibling applications are prioritised before catchment applicants irrespective of distance; 3. Catchment Area — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area but will not have a sibling at the preferred school at the point of admission, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: Tie breakers, in two stages within any oversubscribed category: A. Exceptional medical, social or special educational needs, demonstrated and supported by a written statement from a professional, may be prioritised by the Admission Committee but only within the admission category. B. Distance — the final tiebreaker is the straight-line distance from the home address to a designated point of the school building; where children live equidistant, the single offer is made by random allocation.

What is the largest ethnic background at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46% of pupils at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School: Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care or Previously in Care — Children in Care or Previously in Care (Statutory Requirement). Looked After Children and all previously looked after children, including Looked After Children who were previously in state care outside of England, who are treated on an equal footing to those looked after and previously looked after by a local authority in England.
2Catchment area with Sibling — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area and who will have a brother or sister at the preferred school on the day of admission. All catchment & sibling applications are prioritised before catchment applicants irrespective of distance.
3Catchment Area — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area but will not have a sibling at the preferred school at the point of admission.
4Non-Catchment Siblings — A sibling is a child who permanently or usually lives at the same address as a brother and/or sister, or a stepbrother and/or stepsister (including half brothers/sisters), and in both cases will be attending the preferred school at the point of entry. Where the requested school is a separate infant or junior school, attendance at the linked junior school or infant will be included. Where an older sibling attends a school sixth form, sibling priority will only be afforded if the older sibling attended the school prior to Y12.
5All other applicants — Any applicant who does not fall into one of the above categories will be considered next.

If two applications tie: Tie breakers, in two stages within any oversubscribed category: A. Exceptional medical, social or special educational needs, demonstrated and supported by a written statement from a professional, may be prioritised by the Admission Committee but only within the admission category. B. Distance — the final tiebreaker is the straight-line distance from the home address to a designated point of the school building; where children live equidistant, the single offer is made by random allocation.

Local-authority determined oversubscription criteria for Sheffield City Council's community and voluntary-controlled schools (Education, Children & Families Policy Committee decision, 3 February 2026 — arrangements unchanged since the 2023/24 consultation). Primary/infant variant: the linked-infant (junior only) and feeder-primary (secondary only) priorities do not apply. Transcribed from the council report.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School has 480 pupils on roll.
What ages does Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School take?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School located?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is located in Sheffield, S5 7HL, Sheffield.
How do I apply to Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School was 0.293 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: When Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care or Previously in Care — Children in Care or Previously in Care (Statutory Requirement). Looked After Children and all previously looked after children, including Looked After Children who were previously in state care outside of England, who are treated on an equal footing to those looked after and previously looked after by a local authority in England; 2. Catchment area with Sibling — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area and who will have a brother or sister at the preferred school on the day of admission. All catchment & sibling applications are prioritised before catchment applicants irrespective of distance; 3. Catchment Area — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area but will not have a sibling at the preferred school at the point of admission, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: Tie breakers, in two stages within any oversubscribed category: A. Exceptional medical, social or special educational needs, demonstrated and supported by a written statement from a professional, may be prioritised by the Admission Committee but only within the admission category. B. Distance — the final tiebreaker is the straight-line distance from the home address to a designated point of the school building; where children live equidistant, the single offer is made by random allocation.
What is the largest ethnic background at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46% of pupils at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care or Previously in Care — Children in Care or Previously in Care (Statutory Requirement). Looked After Children and all previously looked after children, including Looked After Children who were previously in state care outside of England, who are treated on an equal footing to those looked after and previously looked after by a local authority in England.
2Catchment area with Sibling — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area and who will have a brother or sister at the preferred school on the day of admission. All catchment & sibling applications are prioritised before catchment applicants irrespective of distance.
3Catchment Area — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area but will not have a sibling at the preferred school at the point of admission.
4Non-Catchment Siblings — A sibling is a child who permanently or usually lives at the same address as a brother and/or sister, or a stepbrother and/or stepsister (including half brothers/sisters), and in both cases will be attending the preferred school at the point of entry. Where the requested school is a separate infant or junior school, attendance at the linked junior school or infant will be included. Where an older sibling attends a school sixth form, sibling priority will only be afforded if the older sibling attended the school prior to Y12.
5All other applicants — Any applicant who does not fall into one of the above categories will be considered next.

Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School has 480 pupils on roll.
What ages does Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School take?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School located?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is located in Sheffield, S5 7HL, Sheffield.
How do I apply to Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School was 0.293 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: When Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care or Previously in Care — Children in Care or Previously in Care (Statutory Requirement). Looked After Children and all previously looked after children, including Looked After Children who were previously in state care outside of England, who are treated on an equal footing to those looked after and previously looked after by a local authority in England; 2. Catchment area with Sibling — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area and who will have a brother or sister at the preferred school on the day of admission. All catchment & sibling applications are prioritised before catchment applicants irrespective of distance; 3. Catchment Area — Children who normally reside with a parent or person with parental responsibility in the defined catchment area but will not have a sibling at the preferred school at the point of admission, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: Tie breakers, in two stages within any oversubscribed category: A. Exceptional medical, social or special educational needs, demonstrated and supported by a written statement from a professional, may be prioritised by the Admission Committee but only within the admission category. B. Distance — the final tiebreaker is the straight-line distance from the home address to a designated point of the school building; where children live equidistant, the single offer is made by random allocation.
What is the largest ethnic background at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46% of pupils at Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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