Brightside Nursery Infant School
Jenkin Road, Sheffield, S9 1AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Louisa Frost (Acting Head)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 106987
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142441826
About this school
Brightside Nursery Infant School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 206 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brightside Nursery Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brightside Nursery Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 35.9% | 206 | — |
| Limpsfield Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.3 miles |
| Brigantia Hill Fort Academy | — | — | — | 325 | 0.7 miles |
| Owler Brook Primary School | 48% | 9.4% | 69.6% | 411 | 0.9 miles |
| Tinsley Meadows Primary School | 54% | 10.3% | 51.8% | 650 | 1.0 miles |
| Phillimore Community Primary School | 49% | 7.5% | 57.6% | 408 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.93%
- English as an additional language
- 62%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 14.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Limpsfield Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Owler Brook Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Tinsley Meadows Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Phillimore Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
- Abbey Lane Primary School Primary
- Abbeyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Acres Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Angram Bank Primary School Primary
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Anston Brook Primary School Primary
- Anston Greenlands Primary School Primary
- Anston Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Anston Park Infant School Primary
- Anston Park Junior School Primary
- Arbourthorne Community Primary School Primary
- Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brightside Nursery Infant School teach?
- Brightside Nursery Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Brightside Nursery Infant School?
- The headteacher of Brightside Nursery Infant School is Ms Louisa Frost (Acting Head), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brightside Nursery Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brightside Nursery Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brightside Nursery Infant School?
- Brightside Nursery Infant School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Brightside Nursery Infant School full?
- Brightside Nursery Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 206 on roll (114%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brightside Nursery Infant School a faith school?
- No. Brightside Nursery Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brightside Nursery Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brightside Nursery Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Brightside Nursery Infant School's absence rate?
- Brightside Nursery Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brightside Nursery Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brightside Nursery Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.