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Brightside Nursery Infant School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school

Jenkin Road, Sheffield S9 1AS · brightsideni.org.uk · 0114 244 1826

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
206
26 over 180 places · 114%
Local authority
Sheffield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
36.3%
First language not English
64.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 60 (Places 59)60September 2023: 52 (Places 54)52September 2024: 42 (Places 45)42September 2025: 60 (Places 60)60September 2026: 58 (Places 60)58Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660581100%
September 2025Sept 20256060198%
September 2024Sept 202445420.998%
September 2023Sept 202354521100%
September 2022Sept 202259601▲97%

Ofsted

Brightside Nursery Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
11 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Feb 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
10
5% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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