Royd Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Sheffield
Royd Nursery and Infant School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Carr Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2PR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Royd Nursery and Infants school is a welcoming and happy place.”
- “Relationships across the school are warm and respectful, reflecting the school’s positive culture.”
- “Leaders demonstrate a clear vision and provide a high-quality education for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, such as mathematics, pupils are moved on to more complex tasks before they are ready.”
- “When this happens, pupils are less able to engage in new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- Stocksbridge Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Wharncliffe Side Primary School and Nursery 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oughtibridge Primary School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Angram Bank Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- High Green Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published