Ofsted praise for Sheffield school and nursery where children are “courteous and considerate”
“A school where every child is known, valued and given the support they need to succeed both academically and personally”
Wisewood Nursery and Primary School in Sheffield has been commended by Ofsted following its latest inspection.
The school, part of INOVA Multi-Academy Trust, was inspected on June 30, 2026.
The inspection was carried out under Ofsted's renewed inspection framework, which no longer gives schools a single overall effectiveness judgement. Instead, schools are assessed across a range of areas, each rated from 'urgent improvement' through to 'exceptional'.
Inspectors found the school reaches a strong standard in early years, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing, and an expected standard in achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, and leadership and governance. The safeguarding standards were confirmed as met.
Inspectors praised leaders for the culture they have built for the school's most vulnerable pupils, noting that provision "has made a marked difference”, with all pupils arriving “ready to learn”, and leaving “the school well prepared for their next steps”.
The report found children to be "highly engaged, increasingly independent and very well prepared for their next stage of learning".
They were alao found to be “courteous and considerate”.
“Warm relationships between staff and pupils set the tone,” the report said.
Leaders were recognised for building “an ambitious programme that reaches well beyond the classroom and makes a real difference to how pupils grow up”.
The Ofstes report states “there is a warm, family feel to the school” and celebrates how pupils learn and play side by side, that new pupils make friends straight away and how older pupils take pride in setting good examples to younger pupils.
Claire Austin, head of school at Wisewood Nursery and Primary School, said: "We are incredibly proud of what the report says about our school and the community we have built together.
“Inspectors have recognised what we see every day: a school where every child is known, valued and given the support they need to succeed both academically and personally.
"I want to thank our brilliant staff for their hard work and care, our pupils for the pride they take in their learning, and our parents and carers for the trust they place in us every day.”
Lee Barber, CEO of INOVA Multi-Academy Trust, added: "This report is a fantastic endorsement of the hard work, dedication and ambition shown by everyone at Wisewood.
“Inspectors have recognised the school's caring culture, high expectations and commitment to ensuring every child succeeds.
“We are particularly pleased that the report highlights the strength of collaboration across INOVA. School and trust staff work closely together, sharing expertise and supporting one another, and it is rewarding to see the positive impact of that partnership recognised.”