Brightside Nursery Infant SchoolTinsley Meadows Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.
Summary of the comparison
Brightside Nursery Infant School and Tinsley Meadows Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.
Brightside Nursery Infant School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Tinsley Meadows Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brightside Nursery Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Brightside Nursery Infant School was judged Outstanding and Tinsley Meadows Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Tinsley Meadows Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SheffieldBrightside Nursery Infant School | SheffieldTinsley Meadows Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B84/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 102nd of 119 in Sheffield | 47th of 119 in Sheffield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 206 | 650 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 535 | |
| Location | Sheffield, S9 1AS | Sheffield, S9 1SG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 213 | 670 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.9% | 51.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 62.0% | 74.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.6% | 16.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 33.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brightside Nursery Infant School
Tinsley Meadows Primary School
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