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Rivelin Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Morley Street, G, Sheffield S6 2PL · rivelinprimary.co.uk · 0114 234 1304

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
66%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
379
90% of 420 places
Local authority
Sheffield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
19%
First language not English
19%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 30 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: 25 (Places 35)25September 2023: 46 (Places 45)46September 2024: 38 (Places 39)38September 2025: 31 (Places 32)31September 2026: 28 (Places 30)28Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630280.9100%
September 2025Sept 202532311100%
September 2024Sept 202439381100%
September 2023Sept 202345461▲98%
September 2022Sept 202235250.7100%

Results

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 56% (England 65%)56%2022/23: 34% (England 60%)34%2023/24: 55% (England 61%)55%2024/25: 66% (England 62%)66%England 62%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Rivelin Primary School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (129 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
129
31% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 66% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲58% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 67%

based on 30 parents (23%) with SEND

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