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Primary · S9 · Sheffield

Brightside Nursery Infant School

Jenkin Road, Sheffield, S9 1AS

OfstedOutstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance95.4%
AttainmentNo KS2 at this school
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils206

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedOutstanding

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in S9. Where we have them, council (Sheffield) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
206
Free school meals
36.3%
13.8% below district average (50.1%)

Also: Sheffield 33.8% · England 24.7%

SEN
17.8%
2.1% below district average (19.9%)

Also: Sheffield 19.6% · England 18.2%

EAL
62%
6% above district average (56%)
Attendance
95.4%
0.9% above district average (94.5%)

Also: Sheffield 94.6% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the S9 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

10.1%

3.2% below England (13.3%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 97.2%
    2020/21
  • 95.1%
    2021/22
  • 94%
    2022/23
  • 94.6%
    2023/24
  • 94.4%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
180
Pupils on roll
206

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Sheffield page.

SEN support

SEN %
17.8%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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