Meersbrook Bank Primary SchoolNether Edge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sheffield.

Summary of the comparison

Meersbrook Bank Primary School and Nether Edge Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Meersbrook Bank Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Nether Edge Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Meersbrook Bank Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Meersbrook Bank Primary School was judged Good and Nether Edge Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Meersbrook Bank Primary School and 80.0% for Nether Edge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Meersbrook Bank Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Nether Edge Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Meersbrook Bank Primary School versus Nether Edge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldMeersbrook Bank Primary SchoolSheffieldNether Edge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking29th of 119 in Sheffield Stronger figure35th of 119 in Sheffield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll229 478
Capacity210 420
LocationSheffield, S8 9EH Sheffield, S7 1RB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census223 474
Free school meals (ever 6)11.6% 28.5%
English as an additional language20.2% 36.7%
SEN support3.6% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.0% Stronger figure11.5% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Meersbrook Bank Primary School

Nether Edge Primary School

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