Rivelin Primary School

Rivelin Primary School is performing well and was judged good in all inspected areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first since a new headteacher joined in September 2022; the previous inspection grade was also good. Pupils are proud of their diverse school, feel safe and happy, and behave well. Staff have high expectations, and the school provides an ambitious curriculum with particularly strong writing, reading and oracy, effective support for pupils with SEND, and excellent provision for pupils who speak English as an additional language. Early years children get off to a strong start, and enrichment activities help pupils learn about the wider world. Leaders are well supported by governors, staff morale is high, and safeguarding is effective. Two main areas need further work. In a small number of wider curriculum subjects, the school has not clearly identified gaps in pupils' knowledge caused by weaknesses in the previous curriculum, so some pupils' understanding is not fully secure. Attendance is also a concern for some pupils: the school takes effective action but does not consistently use all available information to refine its strategy and reduce persistent absence. Pupils' knowledge of fundamental British values is less secure.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and its diverse community
• Pupils feel safe and happy, and behaviour is good
• Core values such as honesty, respect and curiosity have real meaning for pupils
• The curriculum is ambitious and developing strongly
• The writing curriculum is highly effective and rapidly improving pupils' written work
• Reading is taught well, with pupils learning to read quickly and getting support to keep up
• Provision for pupils who speak English as an additional language is a real strength
• Staff understand and adapt effectively for pupils with SEND
• Early years children get off to a strong start and are well prepared for Year 1
• A wide range of enriching activities broadens pupils' experiences
• Staff have high morale and value training and support from leaders
• Governors carry out statutory duties well and use their expertise to develop the school
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Warm staff-pupil relationships and nurture provision support pupils well

Areas for Improvement

• In some wider curriculum subjects, gaps in pupils' knowledge from the previous curriculum are not clearly identified
• As a result, some pupils' knowledge does not build as securely as it could
• The school does not consistently use all available attendance information to refine its strategy
• Some pupils struggle to attend school every day and miss learning and opportunities
• Pupils' knowledge of fundamental British values is less secure

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 Rivelin Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Rivelin 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 Rivelin Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 7.4% of pupils at Rivelin Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Rivelin Primary School received £7,149 and spent £6,887 for each of its 364 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £201,000 (£553 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 Rivelin Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Rivelin Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rivelin Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Rivelin Primary School have?

Rivelin Primary School has 379 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rivelin Primary School cover?

Rivelin Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rivelin Primary School?

Rivelin Primary School is at Morley Street, G, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2PL.