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Royd Nursery and Infant School

Primary · Community school · Sheffield, S36 2PR

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Royd Nursery and Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 7
Pupils207
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Louise Jones
Local authoritySheffield
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 107057.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils207
Girls102
Boys105
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.16.9%
First language not English2.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.139
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.22.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.17
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size28

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
90.8%
Other White
4.8%
Gypsy/Roma
1%
White and Asian
1%
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
African
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
White and Black African
0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.8
Teachers (FTE)8.7
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.48
Support staff (FTE)13.36
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.47
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.68
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.46
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.46
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSheffieldEngland
Overall absence4.1%, better than England-5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.8.3%, better than England-13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England-1%

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Royd Nursery and Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryDeepcar St John's Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryStocksbridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miSecondaryStocksbridge High SchoolAcademy converter
Inadequate
0.8 miPrimarySt Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimaryStocksbridge Nursery Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Royd Nursery and Infant School

What is Royd Nursery and Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Royd Nursery and Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 15 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Royd Nursery and Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Royd Nursery and Infant School made 47 offers from 68 applications (1.4 per offer), and 46 of 46 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Royd Nursery and Infant School?

Royd Nursery and Infant School has 207 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Royd Nursery and Infant School?

Royd Nursery and Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Royd Nursery and Infant School?

At Royd Nursery and Infant School, the average class had 28 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Royd Nursery and Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Royd Nursery and Infant School missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

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.