Meynell Nursery & Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).
KS2 RWM expected
61%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
68%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
76%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
66%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.9
▼ 2.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
63.9%
▲ 39pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
115%
482 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Meynell Community Primary School is a primary school located in Sheffield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 504 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. The school is led by Mr Ben Ramsden.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Drama
- Lego
- Yoga
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 139336
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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 Brightside and Hillsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Hards | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ben Ramsden | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Ben Jones | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Vanessa Taylor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Phillip Hulme | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Andrew Hards | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Ms Faythe Sczesniok Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Catherine Arnold Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Leah McInnis Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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