1
Brightside Nursery Infant School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S9 1AS
1
9 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Sheffield
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Sheffield. 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
132
Outstanding
16
Good
103
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 13% · G: 83% · RI: 3% · I: 1%
2
Oughtibridge Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S35 0HG
1
25 Jan 2024
3
Stannington Infant School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S6 6AN
1
24 Jan 2024
4
Mosborough Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S20 5ES
1
21 Jan 2024
5
Hunter's Bar Junior School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S11 8ZG
1
21 Nov 2018
6
Malin Bridge Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S6 4RH
1
13 Nov 2017
7
Oasis Academy Watermead
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S5 8RJ
1
21 Sep 2017
8
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S4 7BX
1
7 Feb 2017
9
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S17 4AP
1
25 Feb 2016
10
Totley Primary School
Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S17 4FB
1
22 Sep 2015
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
- Dore Primary School 1 • Apr 2015
- Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy 1 • Mar 2015
- Stocksbridge Junior School 1 • Mar 2015
- Nether Edge Primary School 1 • Feb 2015
- Loxley Primary School 1 • Jan 2015
- St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 1 • Jun 2014
- Hartley Brook Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School 2 • Sep 2024
- Beck Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Hucklow Primary School 2 • Jul 2024