Ballifield Primary School

Ballifield Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school according to the latest inspection. Children at the school enjoy their experiences, both in the classroom and in the rich outdoor playground, promoting positive relationships and a calm environment for learning. Leaders have set high expectations for students, particularly in mathematics, and there is a strong focus on reading from the early years, which supports overall curricular engagement. However, there are noted inconsistencies in curriculum organization across subjects, which can lead to gaps in knowledge, particularly in some core areas. Additionally, the school is working on improving pupils' understanding of different cultures and religions.

Strengths

• Children enjoy coming to school and have positive relationships with their peers.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupil achievement, especially in mathematics.
• There is a strong focus on fostering reading skills from early years.
• The school provides roles that encourage pupil leadership and representation.
• Staff collaboration and support create a positive working environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum organization across subjects result in gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• The wider curriculum does not consistently enhance pupils' understanding of cultures and religions.

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 Ballifield Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Ballifield Primary 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 Ballifield Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% 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, 14.8% of pupils at Ballifield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Ballifield Primary School received £6,198 and spent £6,377 for each of its 442 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £67,000 (-£152 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 Ballifield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ballifield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Ballifield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ballifield Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Ballifield Primary School have?

Ballifield Primary School has 459 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ballifield Primary School cover?

Ballifield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ballifield Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ballifield Primary School?

Ballifield Primary School is at Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 9HH.