Brightside Nursery Infant School
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Outstanding, June 2024
- Getting in
- Last offer 2.01 mi (2025)
- Size
- 206 pupils; 60 places a year; classes of 24
- Run by
- Sheffield council
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7 · Mixed
- Suspensions per 100 pupils: 0.0, against 1.7 in Sheffield.
- Sessions missed: 5.6%, against 5.2% in Sheffield.
- Persistently absent: 14.2%, against 13.4% in Sheffield.
At a glance
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SourceWhere these figures come from
How it is worked outSheffield and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.
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SourceSheffield City Council offer-day figures, 2025.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
In 2025 offers reached 2.01 miles. Enter your postcode to see where your home falls.
Bars: how far the last place offered reached each year. Check your postcode and each year turns green where a place reached your home.
Offers
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Offer day, year by year
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures: Sheffield City Council, 2025 to 2025.
- Distances are straight lines from the school.
| Entry | Year | Places | Applications | Offered | Refused | Last distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2025 | 60 | — | 60 | 1 | 2.01 |
A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought.
Results
Quality
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SourceOfsted · inspected 11 June 2024
- Outstanding
- An infant school has no published results: its pupils sit the key stage 2 tests at the junior or primary school.
Daily life and who goes there
Daily life
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024
- Absence: 5.6% of sessions missed; 14% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.8% and 16%
- Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 2); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 24.2 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
- 20.3 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 46 m
- 28 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 7 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 15.3 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.9 (1 km square, background level)
Absence
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.
- Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 2238 schools.
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 14% | 1.7% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 20% | 0.0% |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 25% | 0.0% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 5.8% | 16% |
Suspensions and exclusions
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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 1.7 |
Class sizes and staff
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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 24.2 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 20.3 | November 2025 |
Stops nearby
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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.
- A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 46 |
Road collisions within 500 m
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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.
- 7 serious and 0 fatal in all; 1 involved a pedestrian, 2 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
Air quality
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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
- A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 15.3 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 12.4 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 7.9 | 2024 |
Who goes there
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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 37% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 65% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 15% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 3.4% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 46% | 2025/26 |
Ofsted
Inspections
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SourceOfsted, 2024.
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2024 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |
Admissions
Getting in
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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Reception 2026
- 58 families put it first for 60 places; every one of them got in
- We hold a catchment map for this school.
Applications and offers, DfE
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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.
- Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 60 | 58 | 88 | 58 |
| Reception | 2025 | 60 | 60 | 94 | 59 |
| Reception | 2024 | 45 | 42 | 75 | 41 |
| Reception | 2023 | 54 | 52 | 82 | 52 |
| Reception | 2022 | 59 | 60 | 82 | 58 |
| Reception | 2021 | 52 | 51 | 72 | 51 |
| Reception | 2020 | 56 | 55 | 80 | 55 |
| Reception | 2019 | 60 | 64 | 104 | 56 |
| Reception | 2018 | 61 | 59 | 90 | 59 |
| Reception | 2017 | 60 | 53 | 95 | 52 |
Who runs it
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools
- Community school is run by its local council (Sheffield), not by an academy trust.
Fees and clubs
State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.
Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →Nearby
Schools nearby
Limpsfield Junior School0.3 miBrigantia Hill Fort Academy0.7 miOwler Brook Primary School0.9 miTinsley Meadows Primary School1.0 miCompare side by side →Nurseries nearby
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SourceOfsted early years register.
Sources
- Council offer-day figures: Sheffield City Council
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Sheffield and the Sheffield league table.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and methods: tap the (i) on each section. How we know · All sources.