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Brightside Nursery Infant School
Primary • Community school • Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S9 1AS
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in South Yorkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of South Yorkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
414
Outstanding
37
Good
325
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 84% · RI: 5% · I: 1%
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Gawber Primary School
Primary • Community school • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S75 2RJ
Outstanding
3
Aston Fence Junior and Infant School
Primary • Community school • Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S13 9ZD
Outstanding
4
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Doncaster • South Yorkshire • DN7 5BL
Outstanding
5
Hill Top Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Doncaster • South Yorkshire • DN12 1PL
Outstanding
6
Oughtibridge Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S35 0HG
Outstanding
7
Stannington Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S6 6AN
Outstanding
8
Mosborough Primary School
Primary • Community school • Sheffield • South Yorkshire • S20 5ES
Outstanding
9
Hunningley Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Barnsley • South Yorkshire • S70 3DT
Outstanding
10
Grange Lane Infant Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Doncaster • South Yorkshire • DN11 0QY
Outstanding
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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