Reignhead Primary School

Reignhead Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains, reflecting a positive turnaround from its previous 'Requires Improvement' grade. The school provides a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and supported in their learning. There are strong relationships among pupils and staff, and the emphasis on punctuality and participation in activities fosters a vibrant school community. Reading has greatly improved, becoming a central focus of the school, contributing to pupils' overall confidence and enjoyment in literacy. Despite these strengths, there are areas needing attention primarily in the phonics and mathematics curriculum where some pupils struggle to connect learning to their writing and tackle more challenging problems. Senior leaders are aware of these challenges and are working actively to enhance the quality of education, particularly in sequencing knowledge in the curriculum. This proactive approach bodes well for the school's future effectiveness and outcomes for pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are polite and supportive of each other.
• Leaders and staff have high expectations for all pupils.
• Reading has been transformed and is at the heart of the curriculum.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Effective governance that holds the headteacher accountable.

Areas for Improvement

• Phonics sounds are not being embedded quickly enough.
• Insufficient connection between phonics and writing.
• Not enough pupils practice challenging arithmetic promptly.

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 Reignhead 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, 4.1% of pupils at Reignhead 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 Reignhead Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.9% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Reignhead Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% 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 Reignhead Primary School received £8,472 and spent £8,677 for each of its 215 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £60,000 (-£278 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 Reignhead Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Reignhead Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Reignhead Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Reignhead Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Reignhead Primary School have?

Reignhead Primary School has 223 pupils on roll.

What age range does Reignhead Primary School cover?

Reignhead Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Reignhead Primary School?

Reignhead Primary School is at Platts Drive, Beighton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 1FD.