Hallam Nursery & Primary School
Hallam Grange Crescent, Sheffield, S10 4BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenna Ramsden
- Sponsor
- Tapton School Academy trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 656
- Pupils on roll
- 658
- URN
- 142311
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142304430
About this school
Hallam Nursery & Primary School is a primary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 658 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 91 | 88 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 78% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 95% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 92% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Hallam 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 | 66% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 618 |
| 2024/25 | 635 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hallam Nursery & Primary School compares
Hallam Nursery & Primary School ranked 17th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3% | 9.6% | 658 | — |
| Nether Green Infant School | — | 3% | 6.4% | 186 | 0.5 miles |
| Nether Green Junior School | 60% | 3.7% | 12.6% | 375 | 0.7 miles |
| St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 76% | 2.8% | 14.5% | 237 | 1.2 miles |
| Lydgate Junior School | 65% | 3% | 12.6% | 482 | 1.2 miles |
| Lydgate Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7.8% | 339 | 1.3 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)
- 9.61%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 2.96%
- Persistent absence
- 3.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nether Green Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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Nether Green Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Sheffield
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St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lydgate Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Lydgate Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Hallam Nursery & Primary School ranks 26th 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 Hallam Nursery & Primary School teach?
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hallam Nursery & Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hallam Nursery & Primary School is Mrs Jenna Ramsden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hallam Nursery & Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hallam 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 Hallam Nursery & Primary School?
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School has 658 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hallam Nursery & Primary School full?
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School has capacity for 656 pupils and 658 on roll (100%), 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 Hallam Nursery & Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hallam Nursery & Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hallam Nursery & Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hallam Nursery & Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hallam Nursery & Primary School?
- Hallam 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.
- What SEN provision does Hallam Nursery & Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hallam Nursery & Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hallam Nursery & Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hallam Nursery & Primary School rank locally?
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School ranked 17th of 110 primary schools in Sheffield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hallam Nursery & Primary School's absence rate?
- Hallam Nursery & Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hallam Nursery & Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hallam 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 2 July 2026.