Hallam Nursery & Primary School

Hallam Primary School is performing exceptionally well. This graded inspection found outstanding provision across quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years, with no meaningful weaknesses identified. The school is part of the INOVA multi-academy trust and is a well-above-average-sized primary with a specially resourced provision for pupils with speech, language and communication needs. Pupils are described as flourishing in a kind and caring community. They live the school’s values, behave exceptionally well, achieve highly in national tests and are well prepared for the next stage of learning. The curriculum is highly ambitious and expertly designed, teaching is effective in checking understanding and addressing gaps, and pupils with SEND progress exceptionally well. Early reading and early years provision are particularly strong, and pupils benefit from rich trips, visits and leadership opportunities. Leaders at all levels, the trust and the local governing body have created a culture of ambition with care. Staff are proud to work at the school, parents are overwhelmingly positive, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. There are no concerns or next steps flagged in the report.

Strengths

• Expertly designed, highly ambitious curriculum builds increasingly complex knowledge and skills over time
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well, including pupils with SEND, and are very well prepared for their next stage
• Staff check understanding effectively and address gaps and misconceptions swiftly
• Strong early reading provision with expert teaching and swift support for pupils who need it
• Children get off to a flying start in early years and benefit from a language-rich environment
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and the school environment is calm and happy
• Rich trips, visits and leadership opportunities develop pupils’ independence and contribution to society
• Inclusive specialist provision supports pupils with speech, language and communication needs
• Leaders, trust and governors create an ambitious, supportive culture valued by staff and parents
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

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 Hallam Nursery & Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.1% 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 Hallam Nursery & 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 Hallam Nursery & Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.6% 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, 8.4% of pupils at Hallam Nursery & Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 2024–25 Hallam Nursery & Primary School received £6,413 and spent £6,737 for each of its 635 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £429,000 (£675 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited, income was £7,607 and spending £7,667 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sheffield · Sheffield local authority: places and applications

Hallam Nursery & Primary School is part of Inova Multi-Academy Trust Limited, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Tapton School & Sixth Form Sheffield
• Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School Sheffield
• Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Sheffield
• Dobcroft Junior School Sheffield
• Wisewood Nursery & Primary School Sheffield
• Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School Sheffield
• Bradfield Secondary School Sheffield
• Meynell Nursery & Primary School Sheffield
• Southey Green Nursery & Primary School Sheffield

What is Hallam Nursery & Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hallam Nursery & Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Hallam Nursery & Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hallam Nursery & Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Hallam Nursery & Primary School have?

Hallam Nursery & Primary School has 658 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hallam Nursery & Primary School cover?

Hallam Nursery & Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hallam Nursery & Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hallam Nursery & Primary School?

Hallam Nursery & Primary School is at Hallam Grange Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 4BD.