Brightside Nursery Infant School
Community primary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2024
Early years (EYFS)
Outstanding
Ofsted, Jun 2024
Attendance rate
94.4%
▼ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.3
▼ 0.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
36.9%
▲ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
14.6%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
114%
206 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5.6% | joint 5,643rd highest of 16,262 (38 schools have the same figure) | joint 55th highest of 128 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.7% | joint 4,506th highest of 16,262 (70 schools have the same figure) | joint 68th highest of 128 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 11,291st highest of 16,268 (4,978 schools have the same figure) | joint 113th highest of 128 (16 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 36.9% | joint 3,435th highest of 16,710 (24 schools have the same figure) | 54th highest of 132 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 18% | joint 9,218th highest of 16,706 (87 schools have the same figure) | 72nd highest of 132 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 14.6% | joint 8,649th highest of 16,706 (113 schools have the same figure) | 76th highest of 132 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 3.4% | joint 8,636th highest of 16,706 (338 schools have the same figure) | joint 64th highest of 132 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 12 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 11.3 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 20.5 | joint 9,024th highest of 16,147 (161 schools have the same figure) | joint 82nd highest of 128 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 9.4 | joint 11,948th highest of 16,163 (221 schools have the same figure) | 108th highest of 128 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 13,146th highest of 16,165 (3,020 schools have the same figure) | joint 98th highest of 128 (31 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 75% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 3.3 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 172 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 4.4% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 11/06/2024 (school year 2023/24): Outstanding
- 06/06/2013 (school year 2012/13): Outstanding
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5.6% 2024/25
This school
4.6%
2016/17
4.2%
2017/18
3.4%
2018/19
3.4%
2020/21
6.2%
2021/22
6.8%
2022/23
5.9%
2023/24
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.7% 2024/25
This school
1.5%
2016/17
1.2%
2017/18
1.3%
2018/19
1.3%
2020/21
2%
2021/22
2.8%
2022/23
2.1%
2023/24
1.7%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.0 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
0.0
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)36.9% 2025/26
This school
27.3%
2019/20
28.6%
2020/21
30%
2021/22
31.7%
2022/23
29.4%
2023/24
32.4%
2024/25
36.9%
2025/26
Any SEN18% 2025/26
This school
21.2%
2019/20
19.1%
2020/21
16.1%
2021/22
15.4%
2022/23
14%
2023/24
17.8%
2024/25
18%
2025/26
SEN support14.6% 2025/26
This school
19.9%
2019/20
16.8%
2020/21
14.7%
2021/22
14.5%
2022/23
11.8%
2023/24
14.6%
2024/25
14.6%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans3.4% 2025/26
This school
1.3%
2019/20
2.3%
2020/21
1.4%
2021/22
0.9%
2022/23
2.3%
2023/24
3.3%
2024/25
3.4%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)9.6 2024/25
This school
11.1
2017/18
9.2
2018/19
9.2
2019/20
10.1
2020/21
10.8
2021/22
9.5
2022/23
10.1
2023/24
9.6
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)12 2024/25
This school
13
2017/18
12
2018/19
11
2019/20
12
2020/21
13
2021/22
12
2022/23
14
2023/24
12
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.3 2024/25
This school
14.3
2017/18
12.8
2018/19
14.4
2019/20
15.4
2020/21
13.2
2021/22
14.0
2022/23
13.0
2023/24
11.3
2024/25
Pupils per teacher20.5 2024/25
This school
19.2
2017/18
22.7
2018/19
22.8
2019/20
19.7
2020/21
18.3
2021/22
21.9
2022/23
20.2
2023/24
20.5
2024/25
Pupils per adult9.4 2024/25
This school
8.4
2017/18
9.5
2018/19
8.9
2019/20
7.8
2020/21
8.2
2021/22
8.8
2022/23
8.8
2023/24
9.4
2024/25
Teacher turnover0% 2024/25
This school
9%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
10.9%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
37%
2021/22
6.3%
2022/23
19.8%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence75% 2024/25
This school
36.4%
2016/17
33.3%
2017/18
36.4%
2018/19
53.8%
2020/21
71.4%
2021/22
30.8%
2022/23
64.3%
2023/24
75%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)3.3 2024/25
This school
1.5
2016/17
1.0
2017/18
1.5
2018/19
2.3
2020/21
3.4
2021/22
0.9
2022/23
2.9
2023/24
3.3
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places180 2023/24
This school
180
2015/16
180
2016/17
180
2017/18
180
2018/19
180
2020/21
180
2021/22
180
2022/23
180
2023/24
Pupils172 2023/24
This school
177
2015/16
178
2016/17
179
2017/18
179
2018/19
171
2020/21
167
2021/22
168
2022/23
172
2023/24
Unfilled places4.4% 2023/24
This school
1.7%
2015/16
1.1%
2016/17
0.6%
2017/18
0.6%
2018/19
5%
2020/21
7.2%
2021/22
6.7%
2022/23
4.4%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.4% | - | 3.4% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.6% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | - | 1.3% | 2% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 27.3% | 28.6% | 30% | 31.7% | 29.4% | 32.4% | 36.9% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 21.2% | 19.1% | 16.1% | 15.4% | 14% | 17.8% | 18% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 19.9% | 16.8% | 14.7% | 14.5% | 11.8% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 9.9 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.6 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 13.9 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 11.3 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 22.2 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 21.9 | 20.2 | 20.5 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.4 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 16.8% | 16.8% | 9.9% | 9% | 0% | 10.9% | 0% | 37% | 6.3% | 19.8% | 0% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 50% | 53.8% | 36.4% | 33.3% | 36.4% | - | 53.8% | 71.4% | 30.8% | 64.3% | 75% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.9 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | - | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | - |
| Places | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 180 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 179 | - | 171 | 167 | 168 | 172 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | - | 5% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 4.4% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 65% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 72% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 42% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 9.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 25% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.3 | 2024/25 | Higher than 54% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 36.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 79% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 18% | 2025/26 | Higher than 44% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 3.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 46% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 64.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 95% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 206 | year not recorded | Higher than 41% of schools | 16,437 |
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