Southey Green Nursery & Primary School, Sheffield

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Southey Green Nursery & Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make secure progress through the curriculum, particularly in English and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is a key priority for the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Pupils study a broad curriculum that prepares them effectively for the next stage of their education."

Early years - Expected standard. "The curriculum in the early years prioritises children's communication and language development."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has established clear and effective systems for identifying additional needs and barriers to learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school is in a secure position."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has created a well sequenced, comprehensive programme for personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to take action to identify and tackle barriers to attendance to reduce the number of pupils who are persistently absent. • Leaders should ensure that all staff use the school's teaching and learning principles effectively so that the curriculum is consistently taught well across all subjects and year groups. • Leaders should continue to refine the approach to assessment in the foundation subjects to support pupils to develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum. • Leaders should further develop pupils' understanding of fundamental British values, the protected characteristics and different faiths to ensure that they are very well prepared for life beyond school".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here, we aim to keep families informed and to celebrate the wonderful learning experiences and achievements taking place across our school community. Southey Green Nursery and Primary School is a vibrant, inclusive and nurturing environment, providing education for more than 700 children aged 2 to 11. We are committed to offering the very best for every child in our care."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Southey Green Nursery & Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 60% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Southey Green Nursery & Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 78 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Southey Green Nursery & Primary School are E-ACT Pathways Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); Oasis Academy Watermead (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 79% maths); Meynell Nursery & Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 76% maths); and Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths).

Southey Green Nursery & Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

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

43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Southey Green Nursery & Primary School (as of April 2026): 63% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 29% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (72%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (29%).

51.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Leppings Lane to Middlewood, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Southey Green Road/Crowder Avenue (near), 130 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 516 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Southey Green Nursery & Primary School issued 64 suspensions, 8.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Southey Green Nursery & Primary School are Mercia Northridge School (0.6 miles), E-Act Parkwood Academy (0.7 miles), Yewlands Academy (1.1 miles) and Lift Firth Park (1.3 miles).