Brightside Nursery Infant School, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at helping all children thrive, regardless of their background or starting point. Teachers use excellent teaching strategies and are supported by highly skilled assistants to ensure every child gets the right level of challenge. The school creates a warm, happy environment where pupils are polite, well-mannered, and genuinely excited about learning.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding teaching across all year groups with teachers providing well-structured, interesting lessons tailored to each child's needs
- Excellent progress for all pupils including those learning English as an additional language, with special educational needs, and eligible for pupil premium
- Outstanding behavior and a caring, supportive school ethos where pupils feel cherished, valued, and safe
- Highly skilled teaching assistants providing well-focused, imaginative support
- Strong leadership from the headteacher with effective governors and senior leaders
Areas for Improvement
- Build closer partnerships with parents, particularly those newly arrived in the country, to encourage participation in all aspects of school life
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with the school maintaining thorough records and ensuring pupils feel safe in a caring and supporting ethos.
Extracurricular Activities
Early morning reading club
Brightside Nursery and Infant School is an outstanding school where pupils make exceptional progress in a vibrant and happy environment. All pupils leave Year 2 with above-average attainment levels across reading, writing, and mathematics.
At a Glance
36.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
114%
Over capacity
206 pupils
180 capacity
26 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield
Admissions Demand - Sheffield
Places available
6,786
Applications
5,374
Got 1st preference
96.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Sheffield (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.56003%
Overall absence
14.16667%
Persistent absence
120
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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