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Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lucy Pilling

corporate_fareTAPTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSheffield, S5 7QG

language Visit Website phone 1142326879

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

734

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Southey Green Nursery & Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of TAPTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 727 pupils on roll, of whom 57% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #41 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #5,537 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%

Reading74% LA 70%

Writing67% LA 65%

Maths75% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading60% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.6

1.9 to 4.7

1.8

Write

LA -1.0

0.5 to 3.2

2.4

Maths

LA -0.7

1.1 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading57% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.8 to -0.1

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.0 to 1.5

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 59%

Reading64% LA 69%

Writing68% LA 74%

Maths66% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 2

1.4

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 2.6

0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2016

Inspection Report

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06 May 2015

Inspection Report

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17 March 2015

Inspection Report

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05 December 2014

Inspection Report

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24 September 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-02

Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-24

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 727 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	727	15	2.1%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	705	29	4.1%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	743	28	3.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	739	22	3.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	718	14	1.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	766	11	1.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	734	8	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	708	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	750	4	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	724	5	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	706	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	771	13	1.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	732	11	1.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	726	17	2.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	743	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	743	22	3.0%	0.4%	2
2019/20 (Autumn term)	735	27	3.7%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	784	25	3.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	750	20	2.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	732	28	3.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	773	23	3.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	753	19	2.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	721	23	3.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	786	8	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	763	8	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	735	11	1.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 63 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 38 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils