Renishaw Primary School
Community primary school in Sheffield (Derbyshire).
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
According to a directory, of 1895, the Board School at Renishaw was erected in 1873, for 180 boys and girls and 80 infants . The average attendance was 170 boys and girls and 64 infants.
The history of Renishaw School towards the end of the nineteenth century is recorded in the Infant Department Log book with the first entry dated Friday, 12th March 1875, when an examination was held in the afternoon, by Her Majesty's Inspectors with the school managers being present. In the early years, the weather tended to determine the attendance figures.
Holidays were also different from those of today. In that year of 1875, the Harvest holidays lasted from 12th August to 13th September. On the 3rd August 1876, the headteacher, Miss A Brown left and Miss Harriet Stickley took over. Over the next decade headteachers came and went. (One interesting point Christmas 1878 each child received an orange and a few nuts).
By January, 1888, the heating had been rearranged and additional piping put in so that the school was heated by hot water.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Karate
- Music
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Kapow Primary
- Little Wandle
- White Rose Maths
- Forest School
- Restorative Practice
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 112545
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Ridgway | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Coddington | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Brown | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Knowles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Shelley Taylor | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Williams | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stephen Forrest | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Fuller | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
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