Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School is an academy converter in Sheffield for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 184 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2019 of its predecessor, Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Pot House Lane Stocksbridge Sheffield South Yorkshire S36 1EJ |
| Reference Number | 149119 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 184 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 57.07%
Girls: 42.93% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 22.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 0.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 20.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 16 | 55 |
| 2 | 25 | 34 | 59 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92.4% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.2% |
| White, Other | 1.1% |
| White & Asian | 1.1% |
| Unclassified | 1.1% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.1% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School, inspected in December 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 04 Feb 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Feb 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Sep 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 20 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 5 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School had 174 pupils for 270 places. 96 places (35.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Planning Area 2 North Primary” planning area
Sheffield counted 121 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 82 in 2029–30, down 32%.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 270 | 270 | 270 |
| Pupils | 200 | 200 | 174 |
| Unfilled | 25.9% | 25.9% | 35.6% |
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 Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
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 Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.2 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 0.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School had 17.0 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
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 17.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 20.7% | 17.7% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 25.0% | 33.3% | 58.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | – |
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, 10.3% of pupils at Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 10 | 4 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 7 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 1 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School received £7,585 and spent £7,131 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £141,000 (£651 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
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £123,000 | £55,000 | £141,000 |
| per pupil | £480 | £232 | £651 |
| In-year balance | -£432,000 | -£74,000 | £98,000 |
| per pupil | -£1,687 | -£310 | £454 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
|
St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
McIntyre Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1DG |
0.13 miles |
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Stocksbridge Junior School
Cedar Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1AS |
0.3 miles |
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Royd Nursery and Infant School
Carr Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 2PR |
0.96 miles |
|
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
St Margaret Avenue, Deepcar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 2TE |
1.02 miles |
|
Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Halifax Road, Thurgoland, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 7AL |
2.31 miles |
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Oxspring Primary School
Sheffield Road, Oxspring, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 8YW |
2.49 miles |
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Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery
Brightholmlee Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 0DD |
2.74 miles |
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Springvale Primary School
Sheffield Road, Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S36 6HJ |
3.1 miles |
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Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School
High Street, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 6BS |
3.28 miles |
|
Oughtibridge Primary School
Naylor Road, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 0HG |
3.99 miles |
|
Thurlstone Primary School
Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 9RD |
4.05 miles |
|
Silkstone Common Junior and Infant School
Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4QT |
4.15 miles |
|
Angram Bank Primary School
Kinsey Road, High Green, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 4HN |
4.33 miles |
|
Millhouse Primary School
Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 9LN |
4.34 miles |
|
Hoylandswaine Primary School
Haigh Lane, Hoylandswaine, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 7JJ |
4.53 miles |
|
High Green Primary School
Wortley Road, High Green, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 4LU |
4.57 miles |
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Silkstone Primary School
High Street, Silkstone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4LR |
4.77 miles |
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St Mary's Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Pack Horse Lane, High Green, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 3HY |
4.8 miles |
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Grenoside Community Primary School
Norfolk Hill, Grenoside, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 8QB |
4.83 miles |
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Greengate Lane Academy
Greengate Lane, High Green, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 3GT |
4.86 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Stocksbridge High School
Shay House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1FD |
0.21 miles |
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Penistone Grammar School
Huddersfield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 7BX |
4.02 miles |
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Bradfield Secondary School
Kirk Edge Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 0AE |
4.37 miles |
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Park House School
Wentworth Way, Tankersley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, S75 3DH |
4.68 miles |
|
Paces School for Conductive Education
Thorncliffe Hall, Newton Chambers Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PH |
4.87 miles |
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Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School is part of Peak Edge, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:
- Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery Sheffield
- Oughtibridge Primary School Sheffield
- Grenoside Community Primary School Sheffield
- Bradfield Dungworth Primary School Sheffield
- Loxley Primary School Sheffield
- Nook Lane Junior School Sheffield
- Stannington Infant School Sheffield
- Hunter's Bar Junior School Sheffield
- Hunter's Bar Infant School Sheffield
- Greystones Primary School Sheffield
What is Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2019 of its predecessor, Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School.
When was Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School have?
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School has 184 pupils on roll.
What age range does Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School cover?
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School?
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School is at Pot House Lane, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1EJ.