Rivelin Primary School
Morley Street, G, Sheffield, S6 2PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 107081
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142341304
About this school
Rivelin Primary School is a community primary school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 379 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 49 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 55% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 73% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Rivelin 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 | 34% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rivelin Primary School compares
Rivelin Primary School ranked 38th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.3% | 19% | 379 | — |
| Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 69% | 3.6% | 20.3% | 200 | 0.3 miles |
| Walkley Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 24.5% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| Malin Bridge Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 20.6% | 615 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 35.3% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | 64% | 6.7% | 48.6% | 349 | 0.8 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)
- 18.96%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 11.05%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Walkley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Malin Bridge Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Rivelin Primary School ranks 51st 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 year groups does Rivelin Primary School teach?
- Rivelin Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Rivelin Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rivelin Primary School is Mrs Hayley Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rivelin Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rivelin 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 big is Rivelin Primary School?
- Rivelin Primary School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rivelin Primary School full?
- Rivelin Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 379 on roll (90%), 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 Rivelin Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rivelin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rivelin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rivelin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rivelin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rivelin Primary School rank locally?
- Rivelin Primary School ranked 38th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rivelin Primary School's absence rate?
- Rivelin Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rivelin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rivelin 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.