Royd Nursery and Infant School
Carr Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Deepcar Primary Partnership
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 232
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 107057
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142882594
About this school
Royd Nursery and Infant School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 207 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Royd Nursery and 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 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Royd Nursery and Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 24.4% | 207 | — |
| Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School | 66% | 5% | 25.9% | 160 | 0.1 miles |
| Stocksbridge Junior School | 70% | 5% | 30.2% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 5.8% | 16.7% | 97 | 0.8 miles |
| Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School | — | 6.4% | 26.3% | 184 | 1.0 miles |
| Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 4.6% | 29.4% | 152 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 4.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Stocksbridge Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery1.9 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 Royd Nursery and Infant School teach?
- Royd Nursery and Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Royd Nursery and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Royd Nursery and Infant School is Miss Louise Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Royd Nursery and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Royd Nursery and 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 Royd Nursery and Infant School?
- Royd Nursery and Infant School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Royd Nursery and Infant School full?
- Royd Nursery and Infant School has capacity for 232 pupils and 207 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 Royd Nursery and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Royd Nursery and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Royd Nursery and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Royd Nursery and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Royd Nursery and Infant School?
- Royd Nursery and Infant School is part of the Deepcar Primary Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Royd Nursery and Infant School's absence rate?
- Royd Nursery and Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Royd Nursery and 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 Royd Nursery and 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.