School profile

Halfway Nursery Infant School

Primary · Community school · Sheffield, S20 3GU

Good

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Requires improvement
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Halfway Nursery Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Mar 2019

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils197 of 168 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Debbie Shepherd
Local authoritySheffield
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 107038.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils197
Girls110
Boys87
Eligible for free school meals20.8%
First language not English9.6%
SEN support19
EHC plan3
Average class size24.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
76.6%
White and Black Caribbean
6.6%
White and Asian
3.6%
Other White
3%
Other Black
2%
Other Asian
1.5%
Chinese
1.5%
Other mixed
1%
Pakistani
1%
White and Black African
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Overall absence5.2%-5.1%
Persistent absence13.4%-13.2%
Severe absence1%-1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)48
Applications (Reception)90
First preference applications (Reception)39
First preference offers (Reception)39
Applications from another local authority (Reception)12

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places168
Pupils on roll140
Unfilled places16.7%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult11.1
Teachers (FTE)9.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.33
Support staff (FTE)11.17
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Halfway Nursery Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryShortbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryHalfway Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryWaterthorpe Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryEmmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miSecondaryWestfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryMosborough Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
1.1 miPrimaryCamms CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.2 miPrimarySt Giles CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimaryReignhead Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryBeighton Nursery Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Halfway Nursery Infant School

What is Halfway Nursery Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Halfway Nursery Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Mar 2019.

How many pupils attend Halfway Nursery Infant School?

Halfway Nursery Infant School has 197 pupils aged 3 to 7, with capacity for 168.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.