Brightside Nursery Infant School
Community primary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
There is a positive, nurturing atmosphere at Brightside Nursery Infant School because staff work together and have created a successful team to ensure all children achieve their potential by removing barriers to learning. We continually strive to provide high quality teaching and learning to meet the diverse needs of our pupils and ensure we are inclusive.
60% of our children have English as an Additional language (EAL). 74% are BME (Black and other Minority Ethnic groups) and we have 17% of children with Special Educational Needs. The curriculum is constantly evolving as we strive to ensure that themes and topics enthuse and interest children.
This helps them understand their place in the world as well as addressing other issues such as sustainability and enterprise skills. The creative curriculum is focussed on key knowledge, concepts skills, problem solving and oracy in the Early Years and Key Stage One.
Children enjoy school because they direct their learning, they are required to think, be imaginative and reflect on their progress.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Basketball
- Computing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Rounders
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Textiles
and 5 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 106987
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Brough | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Patricia Tomlinson Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Harper Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carol McNally | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Patricia Tomlinson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alexzandra Boast | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Timothy Brough | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Betty Mudekereza | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ryan William Morris | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Denise Fox | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Louisa Claire Frost | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Katherine Elizabeth Parker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Stockdale | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Patricia Tomlinson Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lindsey Mercer Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record