Stannington Infant School

Stannington Infant School has been rated as outstanding in all areas during its first inspection under the current framework. The school provides an exceptional education for its pupils, setting high expectations and nurturing a supportive environment in which students feel happy and safe. Strong relationships between adults and pupils foster an atmosphere of respect and motivation, leading to impressive academic achievements and well-prepared students moving on to the next stages of their education.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all domains.
• High expectations of what pupils can achieve.
• Strong and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.
• Exceptional personal development opportunities for students.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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 Stannington Infant School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Stannington 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 Stannington Infant School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 3.9% of pupils at Stannington Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 pupils.

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 Stannington Infant School received £7,487 and spent £7,153 for each of its 177 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£1,312 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Peak Edge, income was £5,609 and spending £5,701 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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Stannington Infant School is part of Peak Edge, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Nook Lane Junior School Sheffield
• Loxley Primary School Sheffield
• Bradfield Dungworth Primary School Sheffield
• Greystones Primary School Sheffield
• Hunter's Bar Junior School Sheffield
• Hunter's Bar Infant School Sheffield
• Ecclesall Primary School Sheffield
• Oughtibridge Primary School Sheffield
• Dobcroft Nursery Infant School Sheffield
• Grenoside Community Primary School Sheffield

What is Stannington Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stannington Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Stannington Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stannington Infant School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Stannington Infant School have?

Stannington Infant School has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stannington Infant School cover?

Stannington Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Stannington Infant School?

Stannington Infant School is at Stannington Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 6AN.