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Meynell Nursery & Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Meynell Road, Sheffield S5 8GN · meynell.sheffield.sch.uk · 0114 231 1425
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 482
- 62 over 420 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 68.3%
- First language not English
- 26.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Meynell Nursery & Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 15
- 3% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied