Rivelin Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
0.484 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 17 April 2023
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Rivelin Primary School is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 entry.
Rivelin Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2023 | 0.484 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2023 the last distance offered was 0.484 miles, the shortest of the 6 Sheffield primary schools with a published Reception 2023 last distance (middle figure 1.01 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Results for 2024/25 show 66% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 66% was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Sheffield that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sheffield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Morley Street, G, Sheffield, S6 2PL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 379 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and its diverse community.”
- “Staff continually reinforce the school’s core values, which include honesty, respect and curiosity.”
- “The values hold real meaning for pupils.”
To improve
- “In some wider curriculum subjects, the school has not consistently identified gaps in pupils’ knowledge from weaker aspects of the previous curriculum.”
- “This means that, at times, some pupils’ knowledge does not build as securely as it could.”
- “Some pupils struggle to come to school every day.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sheffield.
- Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Walkley Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Malin Bridge Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Westways Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Shooter's Grove Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wisewood Nursery & Primary School 0.9 mi Good