Southey Green Nursery & Primary School
Crowder Avenue, Sheffield, S5 7QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachael Shotton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tapton School Academy trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 701
- URN
- 139133
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142326879
About this school
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 701 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 87 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 54% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 60% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 62% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Southey Green Nursery & 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 | 67% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 734 |
| 2023/24 | 739 |
| 2024/25 | 727 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southey Green Nursery & Primary School compares
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School ranked 45th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.3% | 56.8% | 701 | — |
| E-ACT Pathways Academy | 62% | 5.6% | 62.8% | 381 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Watermead | 70% | 7.8% | 53.9% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | 61% | 6% | 70% | 482 | 0.6 miles |
| Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 58% | 480 | 0.7 miles |
| Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 29.3% | 203 | 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.8%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 20.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
E-ACT Pathways Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Oasis Academy Watermead0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Meynell Nursery & Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School ranks 58th 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 Southey Green Nursery & Primary School teach?
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Southey Green Nursery & Primary School?
- The headteacher of Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is Miss Rachael Shotton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southey Green Nursery & Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southey Green Nursery & 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 Southey Green Nursery & Primary School?
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School has 701 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Southey Green Nursery & Primary School full?
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 701 on roll (111%), 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 Southey Green Nursery & Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southey Green Nursery & Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Southey Green Nursery & Primary School a selective school?
- No. Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Southey Green Nursery & Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southey Green Nursery & Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Southey Green Nursery & Primary School?
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is part of INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southey Green Nursery & Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southey Green Nursery & Primary School rank locally?
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School ranked 45th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southey Green Nursery & Primary School's absence rate?
- Southey Green Nursery & Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southey Green Nursery & Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southey Green Nursery & 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 1 July 2026.