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Malin Bridge Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 615 pupils Sheffield
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Malin Bridge Primary School is an academy converter in Sheffield for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 615 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Malin Bridge Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2017 of its predecessor, Malin Bridge Primary School. In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: May 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dykes Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 4RH
Phone 01142341379
Reference Number 148868

General Makeup

Number of pupils 615
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.36%
Girls: 47.64%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 37 38 75
2 46 31 77
3 42 37 79
4 44 37 81
5 45 33 78
6 33 46 79

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80%
White, Other 4.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.1%
White & Asian 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
African 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Malin Bridge Primary School, inspected in October 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Report Date 26 Mar 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
26 Mar 2024 School inspection
11 Jan 2022 Academy conversion letter
12 Oct 2017 Full inspection:
Previously as Malin Bridge Primary School
26 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
26 Jun 2012 Curriculum and development visit
20 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2010 Monitoring visit
27 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
12 Jun 2007 Curriculum and development visit
12 Jan 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2
Writing 2.2
Maths 3.1

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 54 2
Third Preference 46 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Malin Bridge Primary School had 542 pupils for 525 places. That is 17 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Planning Area 2 South Primary” planning area

Sheffield counted 589 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 535 in 2029–30, down 9%.

2022202320242025
Places 525525525525
Pupils 524519539542
Unfilled 0.2%1.1%0.0%0.0%

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 Malin Bridge Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.4%3.5%3.3%3.5%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%1.2%1.2%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.9%0.2%1.1%

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, 0.2% of pupils at Malin Bridge Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.50.00.30.2
Permanent exclusions 0000

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 Malin Bridge Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2023202420252026
Pupils per adult 9.49.410.49.9
Teachers who left state teaching 2.2%12.3%3.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 69.4%56.8%50.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.82.63.4–

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, 15.1% of pupils at Malin Bridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 34 17
Speech, language and communication needs 28 14
Social, emotional and mental health 12 2
Specific learning difficulty 12 1
Moderate learning difficulty 4 0
Hearing impairment 2 0
No specialist assessment of need 1 0
Physical disability 0 1

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 Malin Bridge Primary School received £6,855 and spent £6,896 for each of its 584 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £493,000 (£844 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Chorus Education Trust, income was £8,178 and spending £7,978 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202320242025
Revenue reserve £24,000-£35,000£493,000
per pupil £42-£60£844
In-year balance -£84,000-£119,000-£24,000
per pupil -£146-£201-£41

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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Malin Bridge Primary School is part of Chorus Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

What is Malin Bridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Malin Bridge Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2017 of its predecessor, Malin Bridge Primary School.

When was Malin Bridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Malin Bridge Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Malin Bridge Primary School have?

Malin Bridge Primary School has 615 pupils on roll.

What age range does Malin Bridge Primary School cover?

Malin Bridge Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Malin Bridge Primary School?

Malin Bridge Primary School is at Dykes Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 4RH.

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