Hallam Nursery & Primary School, Sheffield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hallam is a large, inclusive and welcoming school providing education from 4 to 11 for over 600 pupils. Our school is located in the west of Sheffield and is set in a large, beautiful and open site with an abundance of green space. We are an outstanding school."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Hallam Nursery & Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 95% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 92 families put Hallam Nursery & Primary School as their first choice and 173 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hallam Nursery & Primary School are Nether Green Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Nether Green Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 94% maths); and Lydgate Junior School (1.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths).

Hallam Nursery & Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Hallam Nursery & Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited, an academy trust.

155 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hallam Nursery & Primary School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 93% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (93%).

9.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (67%), Mixed (11%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 55 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 34 (5.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Hallam Nursery & Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Malin Bridge Platform, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Redmires Road/The Ridge (adjacent), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hallam Nursery & Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 38 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

In 2024/25, Hallam Nursery & Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hallam Nursery & Primary School are Tapton School & Sixth Form (1 mile), Notre Dame High School (1.1 miles), High Storrs School (1.4 miles) and Silverdale School (1.5 miles).