Arbourthorne Community Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Sheffield, United Kingdom with 452 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 18 October 2022. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: EYFS Senior Teaching Assistant Level 3 (closes 20 November).
Head
Vanessa Langley, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
452 pupils · 50% girls · 66.6% eligible for free school meals · 33.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
177 (37.4%) on SEN support · 30 (6.3%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Come and enjoy being part of our friendly dynamic team. We have a rare opportunity for the right person to join our wonderful school and be based in our excellent Early Years…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
42%
2%
2023/24
40%
0%
2022/23
31%
2%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
18 October 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
26.4
17.1
–
0
£52,514
2024/25
24.8
18.4
11%
0
£48,436
2023/24
23.2
19.5
6%
0
£43,604
2022/23
25.7
17.1
8%
0
£41,520
2021/22
21.1
20.4
0%
0
£41,180
2020/21
22.6
19.1
8%
0
£41,027
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
21.0
20.7
7%
0
£38,981
2018/19
20.2
21.6
0%
0
£38,294
2017/18
18.2
23.5
10%
0
£38,892
2016/17
21.2
20.8
44%
0
£39,276
2015/16
20.5
21.4
27%
0
£36,920
2014/15
21.6
19.9
17%
0
£35,609
2013/14
18.9
23.2
13%
0
£35,397
2012/13
20.4
20.5
15%
0
£33,744
2011/12
20.6
20.2
19%
0
£33,221
2010/11
18.8
21.8
11%
0
£34,285
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.5%
2.5%
21.6%
0.6%
2024/25
7.4%
2.9%
23.1%
1.9%
2023/24
7.8%
2.6%
24.9%
0.8%
2022/23
7.9%
3.5%
27.6%
0.8%
2021/22
5.9%
1.5%
19.3%
0.3%
2020/21
4.5%
1.0%
11.8%
0.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.9%
1.6%
11.4%
0.6%
2017/18
6.4%
2.4%
18.3%
1.9%
2016/17
5.0%
1.9%
14.2%
0.5%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 support. Most often advertised: Administrative Assistant. Last advertised May 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.