Kiveton Park Infant School, Sheffield
Kiveton Park Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Sheffield, part of James Montgomery Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2023. It was 76% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rotherham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Kiveton Park Infant School in detail
Kiveton Park Infant School in its own words
In its own words: "Kiveton Park Infant School is a special place which sits in the heart of the village of Kiveton Park. As an aspirational infant school, we embrace our strong links with the local community and the successful relationships nurtured between our school, children and families."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Kiveton Park Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Kiveton Park Infant School as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Kiveton Park Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kiveton Park Infant School are Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 58% reading, 56% maths); Wales Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); Todwick Primary School (1 mile, Good, 87% reading, 94% maths); and Harthill Primary School (1.6 miles, 83% reading, 76% maths).
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior SchoolWales Primary SchoolTodwick Primary SchoolHarthill Primary School
The trust
Kiveton Park Infant School is one of 20 schools run by James Montgomery Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kiveton Bridge Rail Station, about 50 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Station Road/Wesley Road (adjacent), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Rotherham (146).
Suspensions and exclusions
Kiveton Park Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
23.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Kiveton Park Infant School
Free School Meals - Census Day
28 Sep 2026
Colour Vision Deficiency
18 Sep 2026
Epilepsy Action
18 Sep 2026
KS1 Science
16 Sep 2026
Dot Day
16 Sep 2026
Understanding How To Double Numbers
14 May 2026
From Kiveton Park Infant School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Term dates
Kiveton Park Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Rotherham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Kiveton Park Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Kiveton Park Infant School is in Rotherham; for families living there:
Apply to Rotherham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Rotherham is 13 (the median across 128 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Kiveton Park Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
136 pupils
180 places
44 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Rotherham council
Places available
3,506
Applications
2,863
Got 1st preference
94.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Rotherham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
15.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
158
Total Pupils
88
Boys
70
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
19.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,223
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,687
Per pupil
£860k
Total funding
£42k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
11.7%
Persistent absence
94
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Kiveton Park Infant School
Questions parents ask about Kiveton Park Infant School
What is Kiveton Park Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Kiveton Park Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2023.
What is the catchment area for Kiveton Park Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Kiveton Park Infant School is oversubscribed, Rotherham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Kiveton Park Infant School?
Kiveton Park Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Kiveton Park Infant School?
Classes at Kiveton Park Infant School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Kiveton Park Infant School?
Kiveton Park Infant School has around 158 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Kiveton Park Infant School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Kiveton Park Infant School in 2024/25. 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Kiveton Park Infant School?
Apply through Rotherham's coordinated admissions process, naming Kiveton Park Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Kiveton Park Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rotherham is 13 (the median across 128 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kiveton Park Infant School?
Kiveton Park Infant School is at Station Road, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 6QP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)