Rivelin Primary School, Sheffield
Rivelin Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sheffield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 50th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- 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 Sheffield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Rivelin Primary School in detail
Rivelin Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Rivelin provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities throughout the year and before and after school care can be accessed on site."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.00 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Rivelin Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (71% in reading, 86% in maths).
Getting a place at Rivelin Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Rivelin Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Rivelin Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rivelin Primary School are Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Walkley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); Malin Bridge Primary School (0.4 miles, 90% reading, 88% maths); and St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths).
Rivelin Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary AcademyWalkley Primary SchoolMalin Bridge Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School
What parents say
129 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rivelin Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 28 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 14 (3.7%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Malin Bridge Platform, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walkley Lane/Bessingby Road (opposite), 250 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Rivelin Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Rivelin Primary School are Forge Valley School & Sixth Form (0.6 miles) and E-Act Parkwood Academy (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2015, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Rivelin Primary is a welcoming, inclusive school where all children thrive. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use proven strategies to help every child learn well, with particularly excellent support for children learning English as an additional language. The ambitious curriculum, combined with warm relationships and high behaviour expectations, creates a safe and happy environment where pupils are proud to attend.
Key Strengths
- Excellent support for pupils who speak English as an additional language, with quick identification of needs and warm welcome for mid-year arrivals
- Highly effective writing curriculum that is rapidly improving the quality of pupils' written work
- Strong teaching of reading using expert phonics instruction, with extra support for pupils who need it
- Well-developed early years provision where children learn through exploration and play
- Warm staff relationships and high expectations for behaviour, with pupils mostly succeeding
Areas for Improvement
- Some wider curriculum subjects have not clearly identified gaps in pupils' knowledge from the previous curriculum, meaning some pupils' understanding is not fully secure
- Attendance remains a concern for some pupils, and the school does not use all available information effectively to improve persistent absenteeism
- Pupils' knowledge of fundamental British values is less secure than other aspects of personal development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with strong safeguarding culture prioritising pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
Pen pal letters with Uganda, planetarium visits, local walks in Rivelin Valley, science and geography fieldwork, play leader roles, nurture room activities
Rivelin Primary School is a good primary school where pupils are proud, safe and happy in a diverse community. The school has an ambitious curriculum and provides strong support for all learners, including those with additional needs.
At a Glance
18.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
129 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 59% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
22.3
Infant (KS1)
27.4
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Rivelin Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Rivelin Primary School.
- Walkley After School Club540m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Rivelin Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sheffield. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Rivelin Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Rivelin Primary School is in Sheffield; for families living there:
- Sheffield's school travel policy: Home to School Travel and Transport Policy September 2023
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 12 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
3 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 Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
381 pupils
420 places
39 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 Sheffield council
Places available
6,785
Applications
5,415
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
11.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
379
Total Pupils
188
Boys
191
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,605
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,249
Per pupil
£2229k
Total funding
£103k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
362
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
Rivelin Primary School
Questions parents ask about Rivelin Primary School
What are SATs results like at Rivelin Primary School?
Of the pupils at Rivelin Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Rivelin Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Rivelin Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Rivelin Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Rivelin Primary School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Rivelin Primary School?
Rivelin Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Rivelin Primary School?
Classes at Rivelin Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Rivelin Primary School?
Rivelin Primary School has around 379 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Rivelin Primary School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Rivelin Primary School in 2024/25. 11% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Rivelin Primary School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Rivelin Primary 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.
Does Rivelin Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Rivelin Primary School: Walkley After School Club (540m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Rivelin Primary School's term dates?
Rivelin Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sheffield. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Rivelin Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 3 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 Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rivelin Primary School?
Rivelin Primary School is at Morley Street, G, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2PL.
Sources: Sheffield term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)