Reignhead Primary School
Platts Drive, Beighton, Sheffield, S20 1FD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Fairfax
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 107077
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142475767
About this school
Reignhead Primary School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Reignhead Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 45 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 39% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 56% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 51% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 53% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Reignhead Primary 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 | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reignhead Primary School compares
Reignhead Primary School ranked 102nd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 6% | 37% | 223 | — |
| Beighton Nursery Infant School | — | 5.6% | 17.8% | 251 | 0.3 miles |
| Brook House Junior | 48% | 5.1% | 22.3% | 325 | 0.3 miles |
| Waterthorpe Infant School | — | 9.3% | 40.9% | 123 | 0.8 miles |
| Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School | 59% | 5.6% | 42% | 159 | 0.8 miles |
| Shortbrook Primary School | 90% | 6.3% | 67.1% | 131 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 December 2024
- 14 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.99%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 15.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beighton Nursery Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Brook House Junior0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Waterthorpe Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Shortbrook Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Reignhead Primary School ranks 128th of the 139 ranked primary 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 ages does Reignhead Primary School teach?
- Reignhead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Reignhead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Reignhead Primary School is Mrs Caroline Fairfax, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Reignhead Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reignhead Primary 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 many pupils are at Reignhead Primary School?
- Reignhead Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Reignhead Primary School full?
- Reignhead Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 223 on roll (71%), 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 Reignhead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Reignhead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Reignhead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Reignhead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Reignhead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reignhead Primary School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Reignhead Primary School ranked 102nd of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reignhead Primary School's absence rate?
- Reignhead Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reignhead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reignhead Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.