Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School, Sheffield

In its own words: "Our Core Values underpin everything that we do and say at our school. All the adults and children in our school community have shared ownership of these key values: We Care about all the people and children in our school and take time to find out about their uniqueness."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance, art and cheerleading.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 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 Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School are St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 64% maths); Stocksbridge Junior School (0.3 miles, 86% reading, 90% maths); Royd Nursery and Infant School (1 mile, Good); and Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 79% maths).

Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School is one of 15 schools run by Peak Edge, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 19 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 9 (4.9%) 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.

Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shay House Lane/Kenworthy Road (adjacent), 300 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 57 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).

In 2024/25, Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.