Rainbow Forge Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
1.209 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 17 April 2023
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Rainbow Forge Primary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 entry.
Rainbow Forge Primary Academy 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 | 1.209 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2023 the last child offered a place lived 1.209 miles away, the 2nd longest of 6 Sheffield primary schools with a published Reception 2023 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 33 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result 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
- Beighton Road, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4LQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 347 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this caring school.”
- “They greet visitors with a warm welcome.”
- “Pupils are polite and courteous to one another and to adults.”
To improve
- “This practice is not consistent across all foundation subjects.”
- “On occasions, teaching and assessment do not fully meet the needs of pupils in mixed-age classes.”
- “The outcomes achieved by key stage 2 pupils in 2023 do not reflect the good quality of education that pupils now experience.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2024 (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) | 45% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 33 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.
- St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Waterthorpe Infant School 0.8 mi Good
- Birley Spa Primary Academy 0.9 mi Requires improvement
- Brunswick Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodhouse West Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Reignhead Primary School 1.2 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Shortbrook Primary School 1.2 mi Good