1
Brightside Nursery Infant School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S9 1AS
1
9 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in South Yorkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of South Yorkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
414
Outstanding
37
Good
325
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 84% · RI: 5% · I: 1%
2
Gawber Primary School
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S75 2RJ
1
9 Jun 2024
3
Aston Fence Junior and Infant School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S13 9ZD
1
25 Apr 2024
4
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Doncaster • South Yorkshire • DN7 5BL
1
25 Mar 2024
5
Hill Top Academy
Doncaster • South Yorkshire • DN12 1PL
1
14 Mar 2024
6
Oughtibridge Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S35 0HG
1
25 Jan 2024
7
Stannington Infant School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S6 6AN
1
24 Jan 2024
8
Mosborough Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S20 5ES
1
21 Jan 2024
9
Hunningley Primary Academy
Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 3DT
1
15 May 2023
10
Grange Lane Infant Academy
Doncaster • South Yorkshire • DN11 0QY
1
2 May 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- The Forest Academy 1 • Mar 2023
- Coleridge Primary 1 • Nov 2022
- Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School 1 • Nov 2021
- Hunter's Bar Junior School 1 • Nov 2018
- Springwood Junior Academy 1 • Jul 2018
- Flanderwell Primary School 1 • Feb 2018
- Malin Bridge Primary School 1 • Nov 2017
- Oasis Academy Watermead 1 • Sep 2017
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) 1 • Feb 2017
- Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1 • Feb 2016