Beighton Nursery Infant School

Beighton Nursery Infant School has made considerable progress since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating overall, with outstanding early years provision. Pupils exhibit a positive attitude towards learning, supported by a strong curriculum that has been thoughtfully developed, especially concerning literacy and reading proficiency. The school environment fosters safety and respect, with a culture that encourages pupils to lead healthy lives and engage in various extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious early years curriculum.
• Effective phonics teaching that helps pupils catch up quickly.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff, creating a safe environment.
• Successful extracurricular activities promoting personal development.
• High levels of care and respect seen in the school community.

Areas for Improvement

• The Year 2 English curriculum does not build progressively enough from the phonics programme.
• Inconsistencies in behaviour management during unstructured times.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Beighton Nursery Infant School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Beighton Nursery Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Beighton Nursery Infant School had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.8% of pupils at Beighton Nursery Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Beighton Nursery Infant School received £7,108 and spent £6,935 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£649 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Beighton Nursery Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beighton Nursery Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Beighton Nursery Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beighton Nursery Infant School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Beighton Nursery Infant School have?

Beighton Nursery Infant School has 251 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beighton Nursery Infant School cover?

Beighton Nursery Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Beighton Nursery Infant School?

Beighton Nursery Infant School is at School Road, Beighton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 1EG.