Ballifield Primary School
Foundation 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
At Ballifield Primary School, everyone in our com munity, from our nursery to year 6, lives our motto of ' A Family of Learning' by closely supporting each other and working collaboratively to support our pupils to be resilient, compassionate, collaborative, confident and life-long learners. We do this by celebrating and incorporating our core values through everything we do.
See our Values and Ethos for more details. Children, their well-being and achievement, are at the centre of al l our decision making. The value and the potential of every child, parent and member of staff is recognised and a culture of inclusion is identifiable in the whole school community.
We are determined to give every single child the opportunity to develop their full potential and succeed, by ensuring the pupils are immersed in a broad and stimulating curriculum, which is delivered within our nurturing environment. We supply our pupils with a wide range of opportunities and memorable, first-hand experiences.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Nurture Group
- Place2Be
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 107047
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew David Wynne | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Pennie Dixon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Barbara Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Noreen Begum Aslam | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Melody Mills | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ross McMaster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Katie Armstrong | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Robb | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clare Roddis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amy Shephard Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
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